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ground stop

ground stop noun: the halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.

Noun

ground stop (plural ground stops)

  1. The halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.
    Synonyms:
    GS
  2. The cessation of all take-offs for flights meeting particular criteria, such as geographic region, aircraft type, airline, etc, keeping these grounded.

Synonyms of ground stop

Forms of ground stop

pluralground stops

Origin of ground stop

From ground + stop.

Questions about ground stop

What does ground stop mean?
Ground stop means the halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.
What part of speech is ground stop?
Ground stop is a noun.
What is the plural of ground stop?
The plural of ground stop is ground stops.

Words near ground stop in the dictionary

  1. ground staff
  2. ground state
  3. ground states
  4. ground station
  5. ground stations
  6. ground stop
  7. ground stops
  8. ground substance
  9. ground swell
  10. ground swells
  11. ground tackle

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