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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 ...
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 ]
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.
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.