shoran
[ shawr-an, shohr- ]
/ ˈʃɔr æn, ˈʃoʊr- /
noun
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
Nearby words
shopsoiled, shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore, shore bird, shore bug, shore crab, shore dinner
Origin of shoran
1930–35; sho(rt) ra(nge) n(avigation)
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British Dictionary definitions for shoran
shoran
/ (ˈʃɔːræn) /
noun
a short-range radar system by which an aircraft, ship, etc, can accurately determine its position by the time taken for a signal to be sent to two radar beacons at known locations and be returned
Word Origin for shoran
C20: sho (rt) ra (nge) n (avigation)
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