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

radio astronomy, radio beacon, radio beam, radio car, radio collar, radio compass, radio control, radio direction finder, radio free europe/radio liberty, radio frequency, radio galaxy

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 beacon See also goniometer (def. 2)

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radio compass

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