loran

or Lo·ran

[ lawr-an, lohr- ]

noun

1. a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.

loran

/ ˈlɔːrən /

noun

1. a radio navigation system operating over long distances. Synchronized pulses are transmitted from widely spaced radio stations to aircraft or shipping, the time of arrival of the pulses being used to determine position

loran

/ lôr′ăn′ /

1. A long-range navigational system, in which a receiver's position is determined by an analysis involving the time intervals between pulsed radio signals from two or more pairs of ground stations of known position. The difference in the timing of the received signals corresponds to differences in distance from the transmitters, and the position of the receiver can be calculated by triangulation .
2. Compare Global Positioning System

Word History and Origins

Origin of loran¹

1940–45, Americanism; lo(ng) ra(nge) n(avigation)

Word History and Origins

Origin of loran¹

C20: lo ( ng- ) ra ( nge ) n ( avigation )

Example Sentences

Forensic officers were examining the home on Loran Avenue on Thursday afternoon and into the evening.

From BBC

“Recognition, like money, like power, is not evenly distributed,” said Loran Nordgren, a management professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

From New York Times

“Recognition, like money, like power, is not evenly distributed,” said Loran Nordgren, a management professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

From New York Times

Much credit is due to her stage designer, Mirjam Stängl, and her ingenious set, a succession of folding panels that expand and contract over the width of the stage like a fan, and Marcus Loran for his hallucinatory lighting design.

From New York Times

But Loran Kelly, the co-founder of Polymer80, called the concerns over ghost guns a "myth," and a "divisive non-issue".

From BBC