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11radio range beacon — noun : a radio beacon that transmits in such a way as to mark out a fixed straight line (as for directing the course of airplanes to or from a landing field) * * * a radio transmitter that utilizes two or more directional antennas and transmits… …
12Stay the course — is a phrase used in the context of a war or battle meaning to pursue a goal regardless of any obstacles or criticism. The modern usage of this term was popularized by United States presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. Bush originally used …
13The Rivers and Beacon-Hills of Gondor — is a historical etymological essay written by J. R. R. Tolkien sometime after June 1969.This essay has never been published in its entirety, although parts of it were published in Unfinished Tales , and the remaining parts were published in the… …
14aeronautical light beacon — An international visual navigational aid displaying flashes of white and/or colored light to indicate the location of an airport, a heliport, a landmark, a certain point on the federal airway in mountainous terrain, or an obstruction. The lights… …
15Hatteras Beacon — The Hatteras Beacon was a small lighthouse at Cape Point near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It was attached to the Cape Hatteras Light Station.HistoryThe beacon was established in 1855, and was moved several times over the course of its career;… …
16radio beacon — radio .beacon n a tower that sends out radio signals to help aircraft stay on the correct course …
17airway beacon — noun : a revolving beacon light of high intensity marking the course of an airway …
18Z-marker beacon — Transmitter equipment installed as part of a four course radio range. It radiates vertically to indicate to aircraft when they pass directly over the range station; it is usually not keyed for identification. Range stations and Z markers are… …
19radio beacon — noun (C) a tower that sends out radio signals to help aircraft stay on the correct course …
20navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
