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

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Example Sentences

She first spotted sport stacking online when she was 12-years-old after coming across a video on YouTube.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Jacobs and Carter had spent days stacking wigs onto more wigs, playing with cartoonishly large shapes from head to toe, trying to see what beauty and accessories might look best with the collections’ oversized garments.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But the endgame remains elusive—and the obstacles keep stacking up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Over time engineers ran out of surface area, which led them to begin stacking transistors vertically, creating complex three dimensional structures that resemble high rise apartment buildings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Adria and I found Becca and Marissa sorting through the pile and stacking the largest sheets of plywood on the damp grass.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles