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View synonyms for radio compass
radio compass
noun
- a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter.
radio compass
noun
- any navigational device that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio waves transmitted from a particular radio station or beacon See also goniometer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radio compass1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
The man he had been sent to track down by means of the radio-compass was coming south over the trail.
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The man, so the radio-compass had said, had taken the trail which led straight away toward the Arctic Ocean.
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Instantly his hands flew to the radio-compass as he muttered.
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To catch a radiophone on wheels, Curlie had reasoned, one must mount his radio compass on wheels and pursue the offender.
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He adjusted the coil of a radio-compass here, another there and still another here.
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