holding position


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holding position

A specified location on the airfield, close to the active runway and identified by visual means, at which the position of a taxiing aircraft is maintained in accordance with air traffic control instructions.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Translations

holding position

n (Aer) → area di attesa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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