ground-controlled approach
or ground-con·trol approach
[ ground-kuh n-trohld ]
/ ˈgraʊnd kənˌtroʊld /
noun Aeronautics.
a system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. Abbreviation: GCA
Origin of ground-controlled approach
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby ground-controlled approach
ground wave,
ground ways,
ground wire,
ground zero,
ground-breaking,
ground-controlled approach,
ground-effect machine,
ground-fault interrupter,
ground-fish,
ground-plane aerial,
ground-to-air