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positive control

positive control noun: the air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observation.

Noun

positive control (uncountable)

  1. The air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observation.
  2. In dog handling, the state of having affirmative physical or non-physical control of a dog.

Questions about positive control

What does positive control mean?
Positive control means the air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observation.
What part of speech is positive control?
Positive control is a noun.

Words near positive control in the dictionary

  1. positive assortative matings
  2. positive atheist
  3. positive atheists
  4. positive column
  5. positive columns
  6. positive control
  7. positive crystal
  8. positive crystals
  9. positive definite
  10. positive degree
  11. positive discrimination

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