fixed ground-based radio transmitter that serves as a navigation aid in determining the direction or position for ships and aircrafts
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Radio beacon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
radio beacon
n
1. a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation
2. a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: beacon]
Noun
1. a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
2. a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
(synonym) beacon
(hypernym) radio station
Radio beacon Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) A radio transmitter which emits a distinctive or characteristic signal used for the determination of bearings, courses, or location.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Radio beacon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Electric beacons are a kind of beacon used with direction finding equipment to find ones relative bearing to a known location (the beacon).
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