teleran

noun

tel·​e·​ran

ˈteləˌran

plural -s

: a system of aerial navigation in which ground radar scans the area about an airport and the results are televised so that the pilot of an airplane sees the positions of all craft in the vicinity superimposed upon a map of the area

Word History

Etymology

television-radar navigation

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