traffic pattern
Americannoun
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Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
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any systematic movement of people or vehicles.
The kitchen was designed to accommodate the family's traffic pattern.
noun
Example Sentences
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An increase in military flights through the Yucca Valley Airport’s traffic pattern would raise public safety and noise concerns, wrote board director Tim Lewis.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
It is a strong test of golf, lacking only a reasonable traffic pattern to host big events.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2019
With this new traffic pattern, the number of traffic-related injuries went down but the number of crashes went up.
From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2017
They also will continue the up-and-over nighttime traffic pattern along eastbound Business I-40 at Peters Creek Parkway, as needed for preliminary work on the Business 40 Improvement Project.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2017
And in the intricate traffic pattern, as you try to find your way through, there’s no possibility of seeing anything.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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