navigational aid

Example Sentences

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With supersized tankers and freighters relying on radar and GPS these days, the lighthouse is now a secondary navigational aid, but one that’s still important, especially for smaller craft.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Theoretically, they could call the Miami airport and ask, and then call the person who oversees every navigational aid on their route, but that would take a lot of time.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

“Star Trek” was similarly in need of navigational aid.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2020

An offshore, “sparkplug style” lighthouse built in 1902; an active navigational aid, 62-feet tall, four interior stories.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2016

The only navigational aid in his possession was a tattered state road map he’d scrounged at a gas station.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer