holding pattern
A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.
The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed.
noun
Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
Although this survey lists only a small number of representative materials in the Hoover Library's Baltic Collection, a comprehensive view of the library's holdings can be gained from the Hoover Institution's card catalog or its printed equivalent
Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
A determination of law made by a court.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
Take again From this my hand, as holding of the Pope Your sovereign greatness and authority.
Logic; consistency.
This has no holding, To swear by him whom I protest to love That I will work against him.
A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
name
A surname.