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Definition of holding pattern noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

holding pattern

noun

/ˈhəʊldɪŋ pætn/

/ˈhəʊldɪŋ pætərn/

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the route that a plane travels while it is flying above an airport waiting for permission to land

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