traffic pattern

American  

noun

1. Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.

2. any systematic movement of people or vehicles.

   The kitchen was designed to accommodate the family's traffic pattern.

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traffic pattern British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could serve as bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

The department will revert the highway back to the original traffic pattern on Tuesday night and it will remain effective until Saturday morning.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2016

The captain tells Klotz to ask for another traffic pattern.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell