| angle of approach [`aŋ·gǝl ǝv ǝ`prōch]  CIVIL ENGINEERING The maximum angle of an incline onto which a vehicle can move from a horizontal plane without interference.  MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The angle that is turned through by either of paired wheels in gear from the first contact between a pair of teeth until the pitch points of these teeth fall together.  ORDNANCE Angle between the line along which a moving target is traveling and the line along which the gun is pointed.  |