emergency position-indicating radio beacon


emergency position-indicating radio beacon

[ə′mər·jən·sē pə′zish·ən ¦in·də¦kād·iŋ ′rād·ē·ō ‚bē·kən] (navigation) In the maritime community, a small hand-held battery-operated transmitter, actuated by water, for use in locating vessels in distress. Abbreviated EPIRB.