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