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holding stack

holding stack noun: a vertical sequence of aircraft flying the same holding pattern at different altitudes, stacked above an airport or a navigational waypoint to delay them while keeping them within a specified airspace; used by air traffic control.

Noun

holding stack (plural holding stacks)

  1. A vertical sequence of aircraft flying the same holding pattern at different altitudes, stacked above an airport or a navigational waypoint to delay them while keeping them within a specified airspace; used by air traffic control.

Forms of holding stack

pluralholding stacks

Questions about holding stack

What does holding stack mean?
Holding stack means a vertical sequence of aircraft flying the same holding pattern at different altitudes, stacked above an airport or a navigational waypoint to delay them while keeping them within a specified airspace; used by air traffic control.
What part of speech is holding stack?
Holding stack is a noun.
What is the plural of holding stack?
The plural of holding stack is holding stacks.

Words near holding stack in the dictionary

  1. holding ransom
  2. holding short
  3. holding someone's feet to the fire
  4. holding someone's hand
  5. holding space
  6. holding stack
  7. holding stacks
  8. holding still
  9. holding tack
  10. holding tank
  11. holding tanks

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