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ground control

 

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Noun ground control has 1 sense
  1. ground control - a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
    --1 is a kind of
    communication system

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Ground Control

Description:

Ground control refers to the personnel or system responsible for monitoring and directing the operations of aircraft, spacecraft, or other vehicles from the ground.

Parts of Speech:

  • Noun

Senses:

  1. Personnel or system responsible for monitoring and directing the operations of aircraft
  2. Personnel or system responsible for monitoring and directing the operations of spacecraft
  3. Personnel or system responsible for monitoring and directing the operations of other vehicles

Usages:

Ground control can be used as a noun phrase.

Examples:

1. The ground control guided the airplane safely to its destination.

2. This space mission heavily relies on ground control for a successful journey.

3. The ground control effectively managed the movement of the military vehicles during the exercise.

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