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teleran

noun
tel·​e·​ran | \ ˈteləˌran\
plural -s

Definition of teleran

: a system of aerial navigation in which ground radar scans the area about an airport and the results are televised so that the pilot of an airplane sees the positions of all craft in the vicinity superimposed upon a map of the area

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television-radar navigation

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