instrument landing

instrument landing
noun
an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
• Hypernyms: ↑aircraft landing, ↑airplane landing

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noun
: a landing made with no external visibility and solely by means of instruments within an airplane and by ground radio directive devices : blind landing

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an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
[1935-40]

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instrument landing noun
Landing of aircraft in poor visibility by means of instruments and ground radio devices only
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Main Entry: ↑instrument

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instrument landing,
an approach and landing made by an aircraft with the aid of a system of electronic devices in the aircraft that are coordinated with radio beacons, radar equipment, and transmitters on the ground: »

The plane, attempting to make an instrument landing, came in short of the runway (Wall Street Journal).


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