Main Entry: 2approach
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 a : an act or instance of approaching {the approach of summer} b : approximation {in this book he makes his closest approach to greatness}
2 a : the taking of preliminary steps toward a particular purpose {experimenting with new lines of approach} b : a particular manner of taking such steps {a highly individual approach to language}
3 : a means of access : avenue
4 a : a golf shot from the fairway toward the green b : the steps taken by a bowler before delivering the ball; also : the part of the alley behind the foul line from which the bowler delivers the ball
5 : the descent of an aircraft toward a landing place
2 a : the taking of preliminary steps toward a particular purpose {experimenting with new lines of approach} b : a particular manner of taking such steps {a highly individual approach to language}
3 : a means of access : avenue
4 a : a golf shot from the fairway toward the green b : the steps taken by a bowler before delivering the ball; also : the part of the alley behind the foul line from which the bowler delivers the ball
5 : the descent of an aircraft toward a landing place
