go-around
[
goh
-
uh
-round]
/ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd/
noun
1.
an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
2.
a series or pattern of occurrences; round:
After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.
3.
runaround
(def 1).
Also,
go-round
(for defs 2, 3).
Origin
1890-95;
noun use of verb phrase
go around
Examples from the web for
go-around
On the fourth
go-around
a policeman stepped into the road and told my friend that if he drove by one more time, he'd be ticketed.
He was unable to maintain directional control so he initiated a
go-around
.
The pilot wrote in his statement that he realized he should have initiated the
go-around
sooner.
The student pilot executed a
go-around
after the airplane's pitch angle for the approach was too high.
The pilot returned to the airport but decided to fly a
go-around
.
The captain's decision to attempt a
go-around
late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining.
After a few minutes of flying, he attempted two landings, both of which resulted in his performing a
go-around
.
Powered aircraft must yield to glider traffic or initiate a
go-around
to ensure proper spacing.
The airplane bounced and he was thinking of performing a
go-around
.
The pilot attempted to
go-around
, but could not regain control of the airplane.