A navigational radar system in which the positions of aircraft near an airport are determined by ground radar and then transmitted to pilots in the vicinity.
Origin
1940s. Either from the initial letters of navigation and ranging, or from nav- + -ar.
Definition of navar in US English:
navar
nounˈnavɑː
Aeronautics historical
A navigational radar system in which the positions of aircraft near an airport are determined by ground radar and then transmitted to pilots in the vicinity.
Origin
1940s. Either from the initial letters of navigation and ranging, or from nav- + -ar.