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holding stacks

holding stacks is the plural of holding stack.

Meaning of holding stack

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.

Questions about holding stacks

What is holding stacks the plural of?
Holding stacks is the plural of holding stack.

Words near holding stacks in the dictionary

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

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