traffic pattern vs approach

traffic pattern and approach both are nouns.

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

traffic pattern (noun)	approach (noun)
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport	the act of drawing spatially closer to something
	a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
	ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
	a way of entering or leaving
	the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
	a close approximation
	a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
	the event of one object coming closer to another
	the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

traffic pattern (verb)	approach (verb)
	make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
	move towards
	come near in time
	begin to deal with
	come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character