"middle marker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle markers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} middle marker (plural middle markers)
  1. (aviation) A type of marker beacon placed to indicate the missed approach point of a Category I ILS or IGS approach (typically the point at which the glideslope descends through 200 feet AGL), triggering a continuous visual and aural sequence of alternating Morse code dots and dashes from the marker beacon receiver in the cockpit of an aircraft flying over the marker. Wikipedia link: Marker beacon#Middle marker Categories (topical): Aviation, Navigation Synonyms: MM Hypernyms: marker beacon Coordinate_terms: fan marker, inner marker, outer marker

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