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ground-controlled approach
or ground-con·trol approach
[ ground-kuhn-trohld ]
noun
, Aeronautics.
- a system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. : GCA
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ground-controlled approach1
First recorded in 1940–45
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