Definition of Tacan

1. Acronym. An ultrahigh frequency electronic air navigation system, able to provide continuous bearing and slant range to a selected station. The term is derived from tactical air navigation. JP 1-02. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tacan

1. a system of air navigation [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacan

tabulator
tabulators
tabule
tabuli
tabulis
tabulæ rasæ
tabun
tabuns
tabus
tac
tacahout
tacahouts
tacamahac
tacamahaca
tacamahacs
tacan (current term)
tacans
tacaribe complex viruses
tacaribe virus
tacaud
tace
taces
tacet
tach
tach up
tacharanite
tache
tache blanche
tache cerebrale

Literary usage of Tacan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's Complete History of the World War ...: 1914-1918. Europe's War with by William C. King (1922)
"Orders were issued for the arrest of the Spar- tacan leaders, Liebknecht, Ledebour, Meyer, Radek and Rosa Luxemburg. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg ..."

2. Flight Check!: The Story Of Faa Flight Inspection by Scott A. Thompson (1990)
"(FAA History Office) tion (tacan), the system provided both the capability of the VORs azimuth and the DME's distance information in a smaller package which ..."

3. Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel: With Supplementary Extracts from the by John Earle, Charles Plummer (1892)
"(ii) hostility, feud. ace. synne. M. 287. syru-, c. seam-. T. tacan ... 1076 D. ad fin. tacan. 1135. toc tó= began. 1135. toc to = succeeded to (cf. fon). ..."

4. King's Complete History of the World War ...: 1914-1918. Europe's War with by William C. King (1922)
"Orders were issued for the arrest of the Spar- tacan leaders, Liebknecht, Ledebour, Meyer, Radek and Rosa Luxemburg. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg ..."

5. Flight Check!: The Story Of Faa Flight Inspection by Scott A. Thompson (1990)
"(FAA History Office) tion (tacan), the system provided both the capability of the VORs azimuth and the DME's distance information in a smaller package which ..."

6. Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel: With Supplementary Extracts from the by John Earle, Charles Plummer (1892)
"(ii) hostility, feud. ace. synne. M. 287. syru-, c. seam-. T. tacan ... 1076 D. ad fin. tacan. 1135. toc tó= began. 1135. toc to = succeeded to (cf. fon). ..."

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