The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
To play an approach shot.
To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
The lower fuselage of an airplane.
The stomach.
The main curved portion of a knife blade.
The abdomen, especially a fat one.
The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
The womb.
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.
To cause to swell out; to fill.
To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.