skyway vs holding pattern

skyway and holding pattern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skyway	Yes	No	No	No
holding pattern	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, holding pattern is a hyponym of skyway; that is, holding pattern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skyway:

skyway: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
holding pattern: the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land

Other hyponyms of skyway include approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope.

skyway (noun)	holding pattern (noun)
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another	the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
	a state of inaction with no progress and no change

skyway vs holding pattern

skyway and holding pattern both are nouns.

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