Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slam dunk approach

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: slam -dunk ap-proach
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A final approach whereupon the airplane intercepts the ILS glideslope from above, instead of as normally from below.

Inflected Forms

slam dunk approaches (plural) slam-dunk approach (alternative) slamdunk approach (alternative)

Questions

What does slam dunk approach mean?: A final approach whereupon the airplane intercepts the ILS glideslope from above, instead of as normally from below.

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