ground control
noun
an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
ground controller
-
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
Above the river, Commander McDowell fixed his infrared sensor on the compound, sharing the video feed with a ground controller, who confirmed he was looking at the right place.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2012
For thirty seconds they held the lock-on; then, just as the ground controller was telling the pilot that he was closing in, the light became brighter and the object pulled away to break the lock-on.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
