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AIR LANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
Synonyms:
air lane; airway; flight path; skyway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("air lane" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air lane"):
approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope (the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)
holding pattern (the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land)
