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

Other Words From

• ground controller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground control¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.”

From Seattle Times

Late Wednesday, American F/A-18 fighter jets struck and destroyed 10 Houthi drones that were prepared to launch, as well as a ground control station used by the rebels, the U.S. military said.

From Seattle Times

All 10 were destroyed along with a Houthi drone ground control station, it said.

From BBC

It made contact with ground control just over an hour after blast off, according to Korea’s Joint Chiefs.

From Washington Times