1. LORAN - Noun
2. LORAN - Proper noun
LORAN (uncountable)
Acronym of long-range navigation.
Hyponyms: LORAN-A, LORAN-C
Loran (plural Lorans)
A surname.
Loran (uncountable)
Alternative letter-case form of LORAN.
A combined GPS/LORAN receiver is used, and if a GPS fix is not available it automatically switches over to LORAN. Source: Internet
Although MUTNS was unrelated to the Loran systems, it was sometimes referred to as Loran-F. Source: Internet
COMDTPUB P16562.6, "LORAN-C Users Handbook", 1992 LORAN Data Channel (LDC) LORAN Data Channel (LDC) is a project underway between the FAA and USCG to send low bit rate data using the LORAN system. Source: Internet
As of November 2005, test messages using LDC were being broadcast from several U.S. LORAN stations. Source: Internet
Both the LORAN transmitter and the meteorological station are located a few kilometres away from the settlement Olonkinbyen (Olonkin City), where all personnel live. Source: Internet
Accuracy was found to be convert at convert, a significant advance over LORAN. Source: Internet