waveoff

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noun

An order to a pilot to abort a landing and go around for another attempt.

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Meanings

nounwaveoff (plural waveoffs)

plural waveoffs

  1. An order to a pilot to abort a landing and go around for another attempt.

Origin

From wave + off.

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Cite this entry
APA

waveoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveoff

MLA

“waveoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveoff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waveoff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveoff.

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