airmark

transitive verb

air·​mark

ˈer-ˌmärk

: to mark out (something, such as a town) with ground location signs visible from the air as an aid to aerial navigation

airmarker

ˈer-ˌmär-kər

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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