n.
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