teleran

[ tel-uh-ran ]
/ ˈtɛl əˌræn /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.

Origin of teleran

1945–50; short for Tele(vision) R(adar) A(ir) N(avigation)

Words nearby teleran

telepresence, teleprinter, teleprocessing, teleprompter, teleradiography, teleran, telerecording, telergy, teleroentgenography, teles pires, telesales

British Dictionary definitions for teleran

Teleran
/ (ˈtɛləˌræn) /

noun

trademark an electronic navigational aid in which the image of a ground-based radar system is televised to aircraft in flight so that a pilot can see the position of his aircraft in relation to others

Word Origin for Teleran

C20: from Tele ( vision) R ( adar) A ( ir) N ( avigation)