ground-controlled approach
or ground-con·trol approach
[ ground-kuh n-trohld ]
/ ˈgraʊnd kənˌtroʊld /
noun Aeronautics.
a system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. Abbreviation: GCA
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Nearby words
ground wave, ground ways, ground wire, ground zero, ground-breaking, ground-controlled approach, ground-effect machine, ground-fault interrupter, ground-fish, ground-plane aerial, ground-to-air
Origin of ground-controlled approach
First recorded in 1940–45
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