missed approach
missed approach noun: a go-around from an instrument approach performed, for whatever reason, at a time when the aircraft is at or above the applicable decision height or minimum descent altitude.
Noun
missed approach (plural missed approaches)
- A go-around from an instrument approach performed, for whatever reason, at a time when the aircraft is at or above the applicable decision height or minimum descent altitude.
Forms of missed approach
| plural | missed approaches |
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Words formed from missed approach
Questions about missed approach
- What does missed approach mean?
- Missed approach means a go-around from an instrument approach performed, for whatever reason, at a time when the aircraft is at or above the applicable decision height or minimum descent altitude.
- What part of speech is missed approach?
- Missed approach is a noun.
- What is the plural of missed approach?
- The plural of missed approach is missed approaches.
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