stacking

British

/ ˈstækɪŋ /

noun

the arrangement of aircraft traffic in busy flight lanes, esp while waiting to land at an airport, with a minimum vertical separation for safety of 1000 feet below 29 000 feet and 2000 feet above 29 000 feet

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The researchers used an HI spectral stacking method to combine radio signals that would have been too faint to detect individually.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

“My mindset has just been stacking days,” Lance said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

But investing is about stacking probabilities in your favor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The next captain, Rodri's future, City's starting XI for Sunday's Community Shield against Arsenal - the big decisions are stacking up as Maresca begins to settle into one of the biggest jobs on the planet.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

At the edge of the lawn, the Laistrygonians were stacking bronze cannonballs.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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