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noun
A state of inaction with no progress and no change.
is a specific kind of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity.
The flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land.
is a specific kind of: air lane, airway, flight path, skyway.
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