beacon radar beacon
1radar beacon — ☆ radar beacon n. a beacon with its transmitter and other components that emits radar waves for reception and display, indicating its range or bearing, or both, from a receiving set: it is usually a transponder that returns coded signals only… …
2beacon — [n] light used as signal, guide alarm, alert, balefire, beam, bonfire, flare, guidepost, heliograph, lamp, lantern, lighthouse, lodestar, pharos, radar, rocket, sign, signal fire, smoke signal, warning signal, watchtower; concept 628 …
3radar beacon — noun a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position • Syn: ↑racon • Hypernyms: ↑electronic signal * * * noun : a radar transmitter that upon receiving a radar signal… …
4beacon — beaconless, adj. /bee keuhn/, n. 1. a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, esp. one in an elevated position. 2. a tower or hill used for such purposes. 3. a lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn …
5beacon — n. 1) a homing; landing; radar; radio; rotating beacon 2) (BE) a Belisha beacon ( a light marking a pedestrian crossing ) 3) a beacon to (to serve as a beacon to others) * * * [ biːkən] landing radar radio: rotating beacon a homing (BE) a Belisha …
6radar beacon system — A radar system in which the object to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a radio transponder (receiver/transmitter). Radio pulses are transmitted from the searching interrogator (transmitter/receiver) site, received… …
7Radar Beacon — Racon (engl. für RAdar beaCON) sind Radarantwortbaken. Racons werden auf Seezeichen wie beispielsweise Fahrwassertonnen installiert. Racon Aufsatz Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …
8Beacon — For other uses, see Beacon (disambiguation). A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information,… …
9radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… …
10beacon — Synonyms and related words: AM transmitter, FM transmitter, Klaxon, Mayday, RT transmitter, Roman candle, SOS, Texas tower, Very flare, aid to navigation, air raid alarm, airport beacon, airway beacon, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal …
