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View synonyms for instrument landing

instrument landing

noun

  1. an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.


instrument landing

noun

  1. an aircraft landing relying only upon instruments and ground radio devices, usually made when visibility is very poor
“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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Origin of instrument landing1

First recorded in 1935–40

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