radiophare
(ˈreɪdɪəʊfɛə(r))
[f. radio- 4 + phare.]
A navigational radio beacon.
| 1915 W. H. Eccles Wireless Telegr. & Telephony 362 The French Government is installing wireless lighthouses or radiophares round the French coast. 1922 Nature 20 May 650/1 Until two or three years ago the radiophares—or radio-beacons as they are called in America—were purely stations for giving ships their positions. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. IV. 231/2 Radio stations erected specifically for use with the ADF are known as NDB (non-directional beacons or radiophares). |