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Definition of Radio beacon

1. Noun. A characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation.

2. Noun. A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes.

Definition of Radio beacon

1. Noun. (communication) A beacon that emits radio wave signal to guide ships and/or aircraft. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radio Beacon

radio-opaque radio-phonograph radio-station radio-tag radio-tagged radio-telephone radio-telephones radio aerial radio alarm radio alarm clock

radio announcer radio antenna radio astronomer radio astronomers radio astronomy radio beacon radio beacons radio beam radio brightness radio broadcast

radio burst radio clock radio clocks radio collar

Literary usage of Radio beacon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Radio: A Complete, Simple Explanation of Radio Reception and by Charles William Taussig (1922)
"With the direction finder on shipboard, the navigator may keep in almost constant touch with the radio beacon, rechecking the bearings as often as desired, ..."

2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"See also split cameras. fan marker beacon—(DOD, NATO) A type of radio beacon, the emissions of which radiate in a vertical, fan-shaped pattern. ..."

3. Large Scale Coastal Behavior (1993) edited by J. H. List (1995)
"171.13 Owners of VOR, nondirectional radio beacon, and instrument landing system facilities. To keep for each facility the following records ..."

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