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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of instrument landing1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

During its departure, the aircraft’s left side was badly damaged when it struck the opposing runway’s instrument landing system array, located not far from a busy highway.

Among the targets of EMP weapons are air traffic control systems, instrument landing and navigation systems and communications systems.

Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority has also said the airport’s instrument landing system will not be working until Feb. 26 — eight weeks after the airport began operations on Jan. 1.

Jagannath Niroula, a spokesperson for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, said Pokhara International Airport’s instrument landing system will not be working until Feb. 26 — 56 days after the airport began operations on Jan. 1.

Use of highly sophisticated instrument landing systems are considered high-risk operations and have been among the most impacted by the agency’s 5G restrictions.

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