radar beacon
noun
a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
Also called
racon.
Origin of radar beacon
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby radar beacon
rad.,
rad/s,
rada,
radar,
radar astronomy,
radar beacon,
radar gun,
radar picket,
radar telescope,
radar trap,
radarkymography
British Dictionary definitions for radar beacon
radar beacon
noun
a device for transmitting a coded radar signal in response to a signal from an aircraft or ship. The coded signal is then used by the navigator to determine his position
Also called: racon