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omnidirectional radio range

omnidirectional radio range

7.7
A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : radiofaro omnidireccional
  • Pilots rely on the omnidirectional radio range system for accurate en route navigation.

Examples

  • The airport's omnidirectional radio range was upgraded to enhance flight safety.

  • The omnidirectional radio range helps pilots navigate accurately.

  • Her research focused on the history and development of omnidirectional radio range technology.

  • Many airports rely on the omnidirectional radio range for safety.

  • Pilots rely on the omnidirectional radio range system for accurate en route navigation.

  • The airport's omnidirectional radio range was upgraded to enhance flight safety.

  • Her research focused on the history and development of omnidirectional radio range technology.

Synonyms

omnidirectional range
vsomnidirectional radio range
  • Specialized
8.7

A radio system that helps pilots find their exact position and direction

is the same system but uses a different more formal phrase
omnirange
vsomnidirectional radio range
  • Archaic
9.9

A radio system that tells pilots a plane's position and direction

is the same system but uses a single word contracted form

Surface Forms

omnidirectional radio range singular
omnidirectional radio ranges plural

Morphology

omnidirectional + radio + range

The phrase is morphologically and semantically compositional: 'omnidirectional' (in all directions) modifies 'radio range' (a radio-based coverage/system), so the overall meaning — a radio system providing coverage in all directions for navigation — follows directly from the constituents. This pattern is literal and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the component words can reasonably infer the MWE's technical meaning even if the term is specialized.

Etymology

The term omnidirectional radio range comes from how the system works: a ground station sends radio signals in every direction, so omnidirectional means 'in every direction' and radio range is the radio area pilots use to find their position and direction. That's why the name refers to a radio system that gives pilots exact navigation information.