Meanings
nounground stop (plural ground stops)
plural ground stops
- aeronauticsThe halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.
Synonyms: GS
- aeronauticsThe cessation of all take-offs for flights meeting particular criteria, such as geographic region, aircraft type, airline, etc, keeping these grounded.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground.
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APA
ground stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20stop
MLA
“ground stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20stop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground stop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20stop.
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