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omnirange definition

☆ omni·range (äm′ni rānj′)

noun

a navigational system for aircraft in which a network of ground stations send out VHF radio signals that control a display on the instrument panel of an aircraft, showing the pilot the heading of the plane in relation to the source of a specific signal

Etymology: < omni(directional radio) range

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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