"head-up display" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: head-up displays [plural]
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  1. A semitransparent graphical and textual display of information projected upon the field of view of a pilot of an aircraft. Synonyms: HUD Translations (Translations): pantalla de visualización frontal [feminine] (Spanish), visor cabeza-arriba [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (nautical) A type of radar or electronic chart display where the top of the display always represents the direction the vessel is heading. Categories (topical): Nautical, Navigation
    Sense id: en-head-up_display-en-noun-Cnzfu~l3 Disambiguation of Navigation: 22 69 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 40 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 40 26 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (video games) A display of score, status, etc. superimposed over the playfield. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-head-up_display-en-noun-NFAU7ByI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 40 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 40 26 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heads-up display

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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