Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding pattern

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing -pat-tern
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.

noun

Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

holding patterns (plural)

Questions

What does holding pattern mean?
A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.

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