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be stacked up

phrasal verb with stack
 
 
/stæk/ verb [T]

Definition

If aircraft are stacked up over an airport, they circle over the airport at different heights, waiting to be told they can land.AviationTravelling by aircraftMovement through the airTraffic jams
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