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单词 radio beacon
释义

radio beacon

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noun

a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.

Origin of radio beacon

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby radio beacon

radioactivity, radioallergosorbent test, radio astronomy, radioautograph, radioautography, radio beacon, radio beam, radiobicipital, radiobiology, radiobroadcast, radio car
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Example sentences from the Web for radio beacon

  • This tone acts as a radio-beacon, and directs the ants to the colony, no matter where they may be located.

    The Bell Tone|Edmund H. Leftwich

British Dictionary definitions for radio beacon

radio beacon

noun

a fixed radio transmitting station that broadcasts a characteristic signal by means of which a vessel or aircraft can determine its bearing or positionSometimes shortened to: beacon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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