glidepath

American  

[glahyd-path, -pahth] / ˈglaɪdˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

noun

plural

glidepaths

1. the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.

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Etymology

Origin of glidepath

First recorded in 1935–40; glide + path

Example Sentences

Soon afterward, Lee’s amendment also went down to defeat, 50-47, which put the Senate on a glidepath to a final vote in the early afternoon.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

The legislation is now on a glidepath to final passage in the Senate later this week.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

Headquartered in the other Washington, Boeing is on a very different glidepath than envisioned here in 1917.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

But Wheeler also said that there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gases and that the state is “on a glidepath to reduce” carbon dioxide.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

Nevertheless, any disruption would be likely to be temporary, with no further material delay on the sector’s gradual glidepath to recovery.”

From BusinessWeek • May 24, 2011