ground stop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ground stop ground stops

Etymology

From ground + stop.

Synonyms

GS
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