radio compass

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noun

a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter.

Origin of radio compass

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby radio compass

radiochemistry, radiochromatography, radiocinematography, radio collar, radiocommunication, radio compass, radio control, radio-controlled, radiocurable, radiodense, radiodensity

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Example sentences from the Web for radio compass

He adjusted the coil of a radio-compass here, another there and still another here.
Curlie Carson Listens In|Roy J. Snell
Instantly his hands flew to the radio-compass as he muttered.
On the Yukon Trail|Roy J. Snell
Automatically Curlie's fingers moved the radio-compass backward and forward while his37 mind gauged the distance.
Curlie Carson Listens In|Roy J. Snell
Directions are difficult at best on Venus, and his radio-compass proved faulty.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen

The man, so the radio-compass had said, had taken the trail which led straight away toward the Arctic Ocean.
On the Yukon Trail|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for radio compass

radio compass

noun

any navigational device that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio waves transmitted from a particular radio station or beaconSee also goniometer (def. 2)

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单词	radio compass
释义	radio compass SEE SYNONYMS FOR radio compass ON THESAURUS.COM noun a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter. Origin of radio compass First recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby radio compass radiochemistry, radiochromatography, radiocinematography, radio collar, radiocommunication, radio compass, radio control, radio-controlled, radiocurable, radiodense, radiodensity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radio compass He adjusted the coil of a radio-compass here, another there and still another here. Curlie Carson Listens In\|Roy J. Snell Instantly his hands flew to the radio-compass as he muttered. On the Yukon Trail\|Roy J. Snell Automatically Curlie's fingers moved the radio-compass backward and forward while his37 mind gauged the distance. Curlie Carson Listens In\|Roy J. Snell Directions are difficult at best on Venus, and his radio-compass proved faulty. Shock Treatment\|Stanley Mullen The man, so the radio-compass had said, had taken the trail which led straight away toward the Arctic Ocean. On the Yukon Trail\|Roy J. Snell British Dictionary definitions for radio compass radio compass noun any navigational device that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio waves transmitted from a particular radio station or beaconSee also goniometer (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to radio compass direction finder, triangulator
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radio compass

noun

Origin of radio compass

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noun

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