| 单词 | glide path |
| 释义 | > as lemmasglide path glide path n. the line of descent followed by a landing aircraft; spec. one indicated to the pilot by radar, etc., from the ground. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > sudden rapid descent > descent prior to landing > line of glide path1936 glideslope1951 1936 Electr. Commun. XV. 196/1 The experimentally tested glide path (Gleitweg) process..can be utilized as, for example, in Switzerland, where the glide path is followed down within a few meters from the ground. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 747 Such essential elements as runway localisers, glide path and markers are analysed. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 490 There is a vertical glide path indicator. 1968 Guardian 28 Dec. 1/5 Apollo 8 had to aim at a ‘keyhole’ entrance to the earth, an imaginary corridor only 35 miles wide. This is the so-called ‘glidepath’ they had to shoot at as they entered the upper atmosphere. 1970 Times 8 Apr. 10/3 A lower approach, much more like coming down the glide path of an airport, should create fewer troubles from a dust storm raised by the rocket motors. < as lemmas |
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