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VOR

Navigation.
omnirange.

Origin:
v(ery high frequency) o(mni) r(ange)

om⋅ni⋅range

[om-nuh-reynj]
–noun
a radio navigational aid in which stations emit distinctive signals on each of 360 degrees, giving the bearing of each degree with reference to magnetic north.
Also called VOR


Origin:
1945–50; omni- + range
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VOR
very high frequency omnidirectional radio range
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