guidance system
15
5.0
- noun
- /ˈɡaɪdəns ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de guiado
- The new guidance system ensures that the drone can navigate through challenging environments autonomously.
- missile guidance system
- torpedo guidance system
- inertial guidance system
Actually, he, he helped design rocket guidance systems.
- Actually, he, he helped design rocket guidance systems.
Examples
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Send back-up command and update the guidance systems to account for the delayed firing time.
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Let me show you the new inertial guidance system.
Fiction book (1994) -
Those attack drones lock on with a guidance system.
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The Mark VII's guidance system will take you to your coordinates.
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Yes, the satellite has a specialized guidance system which will allow it to pass closer to the comet than ever before.
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I'm more concerned about the guidance system I just installed in this rattletrap flyer.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mars Pathfinder should land somewhere in this 100 by 200 kilometer ellipse, but the exact site is not known because the guidance system is not 100 percent accurate.
Academic text (1994) -
The missile's guidance system enables it to strike its target with incredible precision.
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Each spacecraft is equipped with a guidance system that adjusts its trajectory during flight.
Synonyms
3
4.4
A set of tools that shows a ship's or plane's position and direction on a map
2
3.9
A device that steers a plane, ship, or spacecraft by itself
1
7.2
A machine that uses its own sensors to find a moving object's position and speed without outside signals
A machine that automatically controls the path of a vehicle like a missile or aircraft
A device that finds and controls a plane or spacecraft position using movement sensors instead of outside signals
How Automated
- Specialized
15
5.0
7
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'guidance' (the act of directing a course) with 'system' (a collection of components), so its meaning as a system that directs a vehicle's course is directly compositional and predictable. This noun‑noun compound follows a common and cross‑linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Guidance system comes from the simple idea of guidance (giving directions) plus system (parts working together). Imagine a person with a flashlight showing a driver the way at night so the driver knows where to go; that's why a guidance system is equipment that automatically 'directs' a vehicle.