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landing aid

[′land·iŋ ‚ād]
(navigation)
A lamp, searchlight, radio beacon, radar device, communicating device, or any system of such devices for aiding aircraft in an approach and landing. Also known as landing system.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

landing aid

Any illuminating light, radio beacon, radar device, communicating device, or system of such devices for aiding aircraft in an approach and landing. See instrument landing system, ground-controlled approach, and visual approach slope indicator.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved
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