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go-around

go-around

4 8.4
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊ əˌraʊnd/
  • Specialized
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  • I'm disappointed with this go-around.
  • the last go-around
  • the first go-around
  • the second go-around

That's a really scary topic. Well, we're not here to be safe. Well, my first go around at wealth. Hmm,

Examples

  • Be ready for another go-around.

    Blog text (28)

  • Whatever happened to learning from our prior mistakes, owning up to them, and improving on the next go-around?

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  • And if you can only have one go around, then you are one lucky man.

    The Secret of Karma (2020)

  • We need a go-around, Eddie.

    Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)

  • She'll walk you through the basic principles of gilding, some supplies, basic techniques and how to do any touch ups if on the first go around it's not perfect.

  • My candidate of choice this go-around didn't come out the victor, but I still feel incredibly blessed and optimistic.

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  • Many cries for help can come in many forms, and it may take several go-arounds before they're finally ready to crawl out of their pit.

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  • They had turned up early and urged us to leave as there was to be a protest on the major highway between Sorrento and Naples, which, unless we got through before they closed the road, would result in a 2-hour go-around that would mean we would miss our train.

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  • The pilot decided to initiate a go-around when the runway was not clear during the landing approach.

  • During the flight, the air traffic control instructed the aircraft to perform a go-around due to poor visibility.

Synonyms

turnaround
vsgo-around
8 4.4

A place where vehicles change direction to go back

is about abandoning an approach to try again, not merely turning location or action
wave-off
vsgo-around
  • Specialized
8.1

A signal to stop an approach and try again

is usually done by the pilot deciding to abort and prepare for another attempt
turnback
vsgo-around
  • UK
4.4

A decision to stop a journey and go back because of a problem

is stopping an approach specifically to prepare for another landing attempt

Surface Forms

go-around singular
go-arounds plural

Morphology

go-around = go (semi-transparent) = around + go

The components are recognizable, but the aviation and retrying senses are specialized extensions of the literal idea of going around. [Postprocessing: moved 'around' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Go-around comes from the simple words go and around, which together mean 'go around' or 'circle back'. Imagine a plane that cannot land and must fly around once more; it 'goes around' and tries again, so go-around means stopping one attempt and making another.