navaidn.
/ˈnaveɪd/, U.S. /ˈnæveɪd/ An electronic navigational device in an aircraft or ship.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > navigational instrument
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1956 S. Rosenberg Syst. Anal. Approach Long Distance Navaid (Rome Air Devel. Technical Note 56–279, U.S. Govt. Res. Rep. AD 97714, Aug.) 1 Increased interest has been displayed recently on the need for a single, standard long-distance navigational aid (navaid) capable of meeting the latest..operational objectives.
1960 Electronics Weekly 21 Sept. 2 (heading) Ocean-based navaid to be tested by US.
1971 Electronics & Communications Abstr. 11 47 An analytical study is presented of a new navaid system designed to assist the navigation of aircraft in remote and low traffic areas.
1994 GPS World Apr. 17/1 The airline told FAA that it could make instrument and night approaches that would have been impossible with conventional navaids.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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