ground-controlled approach
or ground-con·trol approach
[ ground-kuhn-trohld ]
nounAeronautics.
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
Origin of ground-controlled approach
1First recorded in 1940–45
Words Nearby ground-controlled approach
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