glide slope

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

glide slope
    n 1: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
         [syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide path}, {glide
         slope}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Glide slope \Glide slope\, n. (Aeronautics)
   1. the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing
      strip; also called {glide path}.
      [PJC]

   2. The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path
      for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip.
      [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Glide path \Glide path\, n. (Aeronautics)
   the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip;
   also called {glide slope}.
   [PJC]

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