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direction finder

noun

, Radio.

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

direction finder

a highly directional aerial system that can be used to determine the direction of incoming radio signals, used esp as a navigation aid AbbreviationD/FDF

First recorded in 1910–15

Baron adjusted the direction finder and made scribbled calculations.

Otherwise, the Federal Communications Commission would pick you up, use a direction finder, and move in on your operation.

Under Hume's control the direction finder passed back and forth without bringing any answering code click from the mike.

Like a sonic direction finder, Buregarde turned his head and listened.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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