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RADAR BEACON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does radar beacon mean?
• RADAR BEACON (noun)
The noun RADAR BEACON has 1 sense:
1. a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
Familiarity information: RADAR BEACON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
racon; radar beacon
Hypernyms ("radar beacon" is a kind of...):
electronic signal (a signal generated by electronic means)
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