traffic pattern

A standard route or path that vehicles, aircraft, or data follow in a controlled system, often used in aviation to describe the prescribed path an aircraft takes around an airport for landing and takeoff.

• 🇫🇷Motif ou parcours standard suivi par les véhicules, les avions ou les données dans un système contrôlé, souvent utilisé en aviation pour décrire le circuit prescrit qu'un avion effectue autour d'un aéroport pour l'atterrissage et le décollage.

1. Flow of vehicles B2 formal

   The regular movement and arrangement of vehicles on roads, including typical routes and congestion points.

   • The traffic pattern changes during rush hour in the city center.
   • Engineers studied the traffic pattern to design a new roundabout.
   • Heavy rain disrupted the usual traffic pattern on the highway.

   🇫🇷circulation routière

2. Aviation approach C1 formal

   A standardized path that aircraft follow when landing at or taking off from an airport.

   • The pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 27.
   • Air traffic control cleared the plane to join the traffic pattern.
   • All aircraft must follow the designated traffic pattern for safety.

   🇫🇷Circuit d'aérodrome