ground-controlled approach

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ground′kən trōld′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ground′-con•trolled approach′  (ground′kən trōld′),USA pronunciation [Aeron.]
  1. Aeronauticsa system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. Abbr.: GCA  Also, ground′-con•trol′ approach′. 
  • 1940–45

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