traffic pattern

noun

Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
any systematic movement of people or vehicles: The kitchen was designed to accommodate the family's traffic pattern.

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Words nearby traffic pattern

traffic engineering, traffic island, traffic jam, traffic light, traffic manager, traffic pattern, traffic warden, traffic-light labelling, trafficability, trafficable, trafficator
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British Dictionary definitions for traffic pattern

traffic pattern

noun

a pattern of permitted lanes in the air around an airport to which an aircraft is restricted
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