"marker beacon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marker beacons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} marker beacon (plural marker beacons)
  1. (aviation) A type of VHF radiobeacon which radiates in a tight cone pattern extending vertically from the transmitter; now generally only used to mark specific points along an ILS or IGS approach path, but formerly also commonly used to mark reporting points along en route airways. Categories (topical): Aviation, Navigation Hypernyms: navaid, radio beacon Hyponyms: fan marker, inner marker, middle marker, outer marker Coordinate_terms: NDB, TACAN, VOR, VORTAC

Inflected forms

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