radio beacon

noun

: a radio transmitting station that transmits special radio signals for use (as on a landing field) in determining the direction or position of those receiving them

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According to the Coast Guard, an emergency position-indicating radio beacon registered to the boat was also activated and alerted them that the distress signal originated just south of Point Couverden in the Icy Strait. —

Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 An emergency position-indicating radio beacon alert was also received and that located the vessel south of Point Couverden, near Juneau, in Icy Strait, the statement said. —

Karina Tsui, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Previously the Russians used drones to drop commercial radio beacons as markers for artillery barrages. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 The Coast Guard told the captain to put on a life jacket and stay with the boat’s radio beacon, which indicates someone’s position in an emergency. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio beacon