ground track

noun

1. the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground track¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The reported debris fall at Mahounou is near the town of Bocanda, which as you can see on this image is right on the projected ground track of the CZ-5B.

From The Verge

"Each orbit includes a close passage over the planet's cloud deck, where it flies a ground track that extends from Jupiter's north pole to its south pole."

From Fox News

"Each orbit includes a close passage over the planet's cloud deck, where it flies a ground track that extends from Jupiter's north pole to its south pole."

From Fox News

It pulses many times along its ground track, building up a 2-dimensional view of the subsurface called a "radargram."

From Salon

While on the ground, Track Palin hit his father repeatedly in the head, the affidavit said.

From Washington Post