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GPWS

GPWS is the initialism of ground proximity warning system.

Meaning of ground proximity warning system

Noun

ground proximity warning system (plural ground proximity warning systems)

  1. A device which warns a pilot that their aircraft may be in danger of collision with the ground.
    Synonyms:
    GPWS, ground-collision warning system, groundprox

Words formed from GPWS

Questions about GPWS

What is GPWS the initialism of?
GPWS is the initialism of ground proximity warning system.

Words near GPWS in the dictionary

  1. GPU
  2. GPUS
  3. GPUSA
  4. GPVA
  5. GPWA
  6. GPWS
  7. GPX
  8. GQ
  9. Gqeberha
  10. gqom
  11. GQP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: GPWS (page history and authors); ground proximity warning system (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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