Definition of "wave-off" [wave-off]

• An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "“If the LSO deems you cannot complete a successful landing or a safe landing,” Armstrong relates, “he will wave his paddles at you—a so-called wave-off—and you’re immediately commanded to add full power and ‘go around’ and try again.”"
• "And that photo of cherry pie is looks positively delicious, even if it is giving me the wave-off with that ‘no’ sign."
• "Otherwise, the LSO gave a wave-off, ordering the pilot to go around and try again."