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ground control

noun

  1. an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.


ground control

noun

  1. the personnel, radar, computers, etc, on the ground that monitor the progress of aircraft or spacecraft
  2. a system for feeding continuous radio messages to an aircraft pilot to enable him to make a blind landing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ground controller noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ground control1

First recorded in 1930–35
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But the Super Heavy booster managed to return to its launchpad as planned, prompting an eruption of applause from ground control teams.

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The Super Heavy booster managed to return to its launchpad roughly seven minutes after lift-off as planned, prompting an eruption of applause from ground control teams.

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The Super Heavy booster managed to returned to its launchpad roughly seven minutes after lift-off as planned, prompting an eruption of applause from ground control teams.

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There was a sublimely silly video in which Mulaney plays a ground control officer trying to help a chimp astronaut return to Earth early in the show.

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It described its targets as “buildings identified as housing drone ground control facilities and providing storage for very long-range drones, as well as surface-to-air weapons.â€

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