fan marker
fan marker noun: an obsolescent type of marker beacon, usually used to mark en route airways but occasionally used as part of a non-precision approach, which radiates in a pattern that is considerably wider, from the perspective of an aircraft approaching the marker along the airway, than it is long (allowing an aircraft to pick up the signal from the marker even if slightly to one side of the airway's centerline).
Noun
fan marker (plural fan markers)
- An obsolescent type of marker beacon, usually used to mark en route airways but occasionally used as part of a non-precision approach, which radiates in a pattern that is considerably wider, from the perspective of an aircraft approaching the marker along the airway, than it is long (allowing an aircraft to pick up the signal from the marker even if slightly to one side of the airway's centerline).
- Synonyms:
- FM
Synonyms of fan marker
Forms of fan marker
| plural | fan markers |
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Questions about fan marker
- What does fan marker mean?
- Fan marker means an obsolescent type of marker beacon, usually used to mark en route airways but occasionally used as part of a non-precision approach, which radiates in a pattern that is considerably wider, from the perspective of an aircraft approaching the marker along the airway, than it is long (allowing an aircraft to pick up the signal from the marker even if slightly to one side of the airway's centerline).
- What part of speech is fan marker?
- Fan marker is a noun.
- What is the plural of fan marker?
- The plural of fan marker is fan markers.
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