omnibearing beacon

omnibearing beacon

[′äm·nə‚ber·iŋ ′bē·kən]

(navigation)

A beacon transmitter capable of providing bearing information in all horizontal directions, particularly a very-high-frequency omnidirectional radio range.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.