glide path

Noun

Meaning

the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

approach glide slope approach path cost saving cost cutting approaches glide ratio landing glide slope angle of landing coin rundown path driving down costs lowering expenditures lowering of costs reducing expenditures reduction of expenses

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Antonyms

decline

Hypernyms

skyway airway flight path air lane

Examples

Expected returns are based on Wells Fargo capital market assumptions (adjusted for typical investor expenses) and an appropriate target-date glide path. Source: Internet

I forgot all about the NFL’s long history of and imagined we were on a Devin Hester glide path into the future. Source: Internet

Instead, we need to establish a smoother glide path so that all businesses comply with new environmental laws, but use a common-sense approach that does not make them clear multiple hurdles to comply with the law. Source: Internet

Williamsburg–Greenpoint Waterfront: The City Planning Commission has shoved aside local opposition to the massive Domino Sugar redevelopment, signing off on a final environmental impact report that puts the agency on a glide path to approval next week. Source: Internet

In fact, you could simply mimic the glide path of such funds or, for that matter, invest your retirement savings in a target-date fund with a date that matches or comes close to the year you plan to retire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

GLIDE number glide on skates glide pad glide ratio glide reflection glide slope