Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traffic pattern

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: traf-fic -pat-tern
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

Example Sentences

"the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"
"they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"

Synonyms

approach pattern pattern

Questions

What does traffic pattern mean?: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

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