aircraft early-warning station
aircraft early-warning station
[′er‚kraft ′ər·lē ′wȯrn·iŋ ‚stā·shən] (navigation)
A station with long-range radar for detecting the approach of aircraft at a distance.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.