go-around

1. 1.

   an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

   Synonymsovershootwave-off

   Broaderlanding approach

Questions about go-around

What does go-around mean?

go-around means "an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt".

How many syllables are in go-around?

go-around has 3 syllables: go--a-round. The stress falls on "go-".

What is another word for go-around?

Close synonyms include overshoot, wave-off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is go-around a common word?

go-around is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.