go-around

1 of 2

noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd 

1

: runaround

gave me the go-around

2

a

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

b

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

3

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1

a

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

b

: to have currency : circulate

an amusing story is going around

2

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

One of the most serious close calls was in March at Chicago's Midway International Airport, where a Southwest Airlines jet aborted landing and performed a go-around after a business jet entered the runway without authorization. —Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025

After the close call, the Nouvelair flight commenced a go-around and landed safely 16 minutes later, per FlightRadar24. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025

Verb

Lists going around social media in the wake of the Minneapolis and Kirk shootings incorrectly make a correlation between mass shooters and transgender Americans, often using false information about the shooters' identities. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025

And then the tornadoes went around Dodge City. —Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound