marker beacon
English
Noun
marker beacon (plural marker beacons)
- (aviation) A type of VHF radiobeacon which radiates in a tight cone pattern extending vertically from the transmitter; now generally only used to mark specific points along an ILS or IGS approach path, but formerly also commonly used to mark reporting points along en route airways.
Hypernyms
- navaid
- radiobeacon
Hyponyms
- fan marker
- inner marker
- middle marker
- outer marker
Coordinate terms
- NDB
- TACAN
- VOR
- VORTAC