The Collaborative International Dictionary
go-around \go-around\ n. (aeronautics) A landing approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
Syn: overshoot, wave-off.
Wiktionary
n. (context aviation English) An abort of a final approach where the pilot circles the airport to make another attempt at landing.
WordNet
Wikipedia
A go-around is an aborted landing of an aircraft that is on final approach.
Usage examples of "go-around".
He seems to have received instructions to put the particular hurt on Ortho Stice this time, and by his third go-around Stice is trying to weep without breath and mewing for his aunts.
Randy Hersch has won the go-around and the world bareback bronc championship.
Dunkel goes fairly easy on Hal, at least on the first two go-arounds, because of the ankle.
Sometimes the three of them had rare go-arounds about some issues of politics or point of business, but all three of them thoroughly enjoyed it.
She was ready to follow through with the autohelm if she elected to land with it or disconnect and let Brim manually fly the starship on a go-around.
His hands were over his own controls now, poised for a go-around with the autohelm DISCONNECT under his right thumb and Starfury's missed-approach procedure memorized by countless hours simulating blind landings at Varnholm Hail.
I can't have a pilot wasting time making go-arounds because he's blown the approach or declaring alternates because of minimum conditions.
I can’t have a pilot wasting time making go-arounds because he’s blown the approach or declaring alternates because of minimum conditions.