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ground control

American  

noun

  1. an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.

ground control British  

noun

  1. the personnel, radar, computers, etc, on the ground that monitor the progress of aircraft or spacecraft

  2. a system for feeding continuous radio messages to an aircraft pilot to enable him to make a blind landing

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Other Word Forms

  • ground controller noun

Etymology

Origin of ground control

First recorded in 1930–35

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