direction finding

direction finder

noun Radio.
a receiver with a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, used to ascertain the direction of incoming radio waves.

Origin:
1910–15

direction finding, noun
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Direction finding is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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direction finder
 
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D/F, Abbreviation: DF a highly directional aerial system that can be used to determine the direction of incoming radio signals, used esp as a navigation aid
 
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