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Loran definition

Loran (lôr′an′)

noun

a system by which the position of a ship or aircraft can be determined by its navigator by the time interval between radio signals received from two or more known stations

Etymology: < Lo(ng) Ra(nge) N(avigation)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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