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  • present participle of stack.

stacking

British  
/ ˈstækɪŋ /

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The New York Times' investigation noted that recruiting candidates to split an opponent's vote -- a practice known as ballot stacking -- is generally legal and has been used by both parties in Alaska.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

And Smith continues to be on an upward trajectory after stacking reps with Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

But investing is about stacking probabilities in your favor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Nearby, a man known only as Ryan—who had been born without the ability to hear or speak—was stacking crates, getting them ready to be shipped out.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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