ground stop
Meanings
noun
- The halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.
- The cessation of all take-offs for flights meeting particular criteria, such as geographic region, aircraft type, airline, etc, keeping these grounded.
Word forms
Etymology
From ground + stop.
Synonyms
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