ground control
noun
an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
ground controller
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a word derived from
ground control.
Example Sentences
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“Good morning. Sorry for the early call,” the ground controller said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021
The two Special Forces soldiers asserted the bombing deaths were solely the fault of a B-1B bomber flight crew and an Air Force ground controller.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2014
It then plots a safe approach route to land without help from a ground controller.
From Economist ● Sep. 13, 2012
Two F/A-18s patrolling over the steppe were told by a ground controller that a combat outpost crowded with Afghan National Army soldiers was under attack.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2012
After a few minutes the aircraft ground controller called the F-86's and told one to come down to 20,000 feet, the other to 5,000 feet, and continue the search.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
