direction finder
noun
Pronunciation: dɪˈrɛkʃən ˈfaɪndər
Definition
A radio device used to determine the bearing or location of a signal source.
Examples
The ship's direction finder helped the crew navigate safely through the thick fog.
Modern aircraft use an automatic direction finder to track ground-based radio beacons.
Before GPS, sailors relied heavily on a manual direction finder to plot their course at sea.
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