holding stack

English

Noun

holding stack (plural holding stacks)

  1. (aviation) A vertical sequence of aircraft flying the same holding pattern at different altitudes, stacked above an airport or a navigational waypoint to delay them while keeping them within a specified airspace; used by air traffic control.
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