nav|aid

nav|aid
nav|aid «NAV AYD», noun.
a piece of electronic equipment designed to help in air navigation: »

These “navaids” range from small location-marker beacons on the ground that light a bulb on the aircraft's instrument panel as it passes overhead to huge, long-range radar systems (Time).

[< nav(igation) aid]

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