"glideslope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glideslopes [plural]
Etymology: glide + slope Etymology templates: {{compound|en|glide|slope}} glide + slope Head templates: {{en-noun}} glideslope (plural glideslopes)
  1. (aviation) The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-glideslope-en-noun-iKLdhFbs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 38 23 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (aviation) The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing.
    (aviation, by extension) The vertical descent profile produced by the ILS glideslope transmitters.
    Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Aviation, Navigation
    Sense id: en-glideslope-en-noun-RgK5B4Kt Disambiguation of Navigation: 26 51 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 38 23 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (aviation) The approach path of an aircraft as it comes in to land. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-glideslope-en-noun-nJJWDjl9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 38 23 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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