teleran

American  

[tel-uh-ran] / ˈtɛl əˌræn /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.

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Teleran British  

/ ˈtɛləˌræn /

noun

1. an electronic navigational aid in which the image of a ground-based radar system is televised to aircraft in flight so that a pilot can see the position of his aircraft in relation to others

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Etymology

Origin of teleran

1945–50; short for Tele(vision) R(adar) A(ir) N(avigation)