radio beacon

English

Alternative forms

• radio-beacon
• radiobeacon

Noun

radio beacon (plural radio beacons)

1. (communication, aviation, nautical, navigation) A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.

Hyponyms

• emergency locator transmitter / ELT
• emergency position indicating radio beacon / EPIRB
• NDB
• personal locator beacon / PLB
• TACAN
• VOR
  • VORTAC

Translations

beacon that emits radiowave

Finnish: radiomajakka (fi) French: radiobalise (fr) f, radioborne (fr) f Polish: radiolatarnia f Romanian: radiofar (ro) n, radiobaliză (ro) f Russian: радиомая́к (ru) m (radiomaják) Spanish: radiobaliza f