direction finder

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nounRadio.

a receiver with a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, used to ascertain the direction of incoming radio waves.

Origin of direction finder

First recorded in 1910–15

Other words from direction finder

direction finding, noun

Words Nearby direction finder

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How to use direction finder in a sentence

Baron adjusted the direction finder and made scribbled calculations.
The End of Time | Wallace West
Otherwise, the Federal Communications Commission would pick you up, use a direction finder, and move in on your operation.
The Electronic Mind Reader | John Blaine
Under Hume's control the direction finder passed back and forth without bringing any answering code click from the mike.
Star Hunter | Andre Alice Norton
Like a sonic direction finder, Buregarde turned his head and listened.
History Repeats | George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for direction finder

direction finder

noun

a highly directional aerial system that can be used to determine the direction of incoming radio signals, used esp as a navigation aid: Abbreviation: D/F, DF

Derived forms of direction finder

direction finding, noun

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