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glidepath

American  
[glahyd-path, -pahth] / ˈglaɪdˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

noun

glidepaths plural
  1. the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.


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Etymology

Origin of glidepath

First recorded in 1935–40; glide + path

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Soon afterward, Lee’s amendment also went down to defeat, 50-47, which put the Senate on a glidepath to a final vote in the early afternoon.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2022

The legislation is now on a glidepath to final passage in the Senate later this week.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2022

Headquartered in the other Washington, Boeing is on a very different glidepath than envisioned here in 1917.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2022

But Wheeler also said that there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gases and that the state is “on a glidepath to reduce” carbon dioxide.

From Washington Post Jan. 25, 2022

Nevertheless, any disruption would be likely to be temporary, with no further material delay on the sector’s gradual glidepath to recovery.”

From BusinessWeek May 24, 2011

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