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groundstop

groundstop is the alternative form of ground stop.

Meaning of ground stop

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.

Forms of groundstop

pluralgroundstops

Questions about groundstop

What is groundstop the alternative form of?
Groundstop is the alternative form of ground stop.

Words near groundstop in the dictionary

  1. groundstaff
  2. groundstate
  3. groundstates
  4. groundstone
  5. groundstones
  6. groundstop
  7. groundstops
  8. groundstreak
  9. groundstroke
  10. groundstrokes
  11. groundstroking

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