approach path vs pattern

approach path and pattern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach path	Yes	No	No	No
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No

approach path (noun)	pattern (noun)
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing	a customary way of operation or behavior
	a decorative or artistic work
	a perceptual structure
	a model considered worthy of imitation
	something intended as a guide for making something else
	something regarded as a normative example
	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
	the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

approach path (verb)	pattern (verb)
	plan or create according to a model or models
	form a pattern