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noun
a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
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Also called racon.

Origin of radar beacon

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby radar beacon

racy, rad, RADA, radar, radar astronomy, radar beacon, radar gun, radarman, radar picket, radarscope, radar telescope
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British Dictionary definitions for radar beacon

radar beacon
noun
a device for transmitting a coded radar signal in response to a signal from an aircraft or ship. The coded signal is then used by the navigator to determine his positionAlso called: racon
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