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Navigation transmitter
Answer for the clue "Navigation transmitter ", 12 letters:
radio beacon
Word definitions for radio beacon in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen, b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. Beckon .] A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Following the crash the airliner's emergency radio beacon failed to function and rescue teams experienced difficulties locating the wreckage. ▪ The airport has no radar nor instrument landing system and planes are guided in by ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context communication English) A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate their positions.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: beacon ]
Usage examples of radio beacon.
We could stop broadcasting the Message and use our radio beacon to beam a warning.
An automatic radio beacon signals your position at regular intervals, and in the extremely improbable event of a complete power failure, a dust-ski from Port Roris would tow you home with little delay.
Each of the radio beacon buoys costs $1,800, and there are six of them on a longline.
If you could come up for a D/F from the radio beacon, it would help.