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ground control

noun

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

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Origin of ground control

First recorded in 1930–35

OTHER WORDS FROM ground control

ground controller, noun

Words nearby ground control

ground cedar, ground cherry, ground cloth, ground color, ground connection, ground control, ground-controlled approach, ground cover, ground crew, ground dove, grounded
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Example sentences from the Web for ground control

  • "There is a ship on the radar," Meta said, coming out of the ground-control office and squinting up at the overcast.

    The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey

  • He was completely right because before he had finished the ground-control door burst open and Meta ran out, circling to the left.

    The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey

British Dictionary definitions for ground control

ground control

noun

the personnel, radar, computers, etc, on the ground that monitor the progress of aircraft or spacecraft
a system for feeding continuous radio messages to an aircraft pilot to enable him to make a blind landing
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