"Victor airway" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Victor airways [plural]
Etymology: From Victor (“the letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet”), short for VOR (“VHF omnidirectional range”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Victor airway (plural Victor airways)
  1. (US, Canada, aviation) Any of a set of low-altitude airways defined as line segments, each based on a straight line between either two VOR (VHF omnidirectional range) stations, or a VOR and a VOR intersection. Wikipedia link: Victor airways Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Aviation

Inflected forms

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