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waypoint

n
gen. Wegpunkt m; Zwischenstation f
Waypoint n
transp., avia. Wegpunkt m
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waypoint n
avia. A specified geographical location used to define an area navigation route or the flight path of an aircraft employing area navigation. Waypoints are identified as either: Fly-by waypoint. A waypoint which requires turn anticipation to allow tangential interception of the next segment of a route or procedure, or Flyover waypoint. A waypoint at which a turn is initiated in order to join the next segment of a route or procedure.
avia., avia., ICAO A specified geographical location, defined by longitude and latitude, that is used in the definition of routes and terminal segments and for progress-reporting purposes
mil., logist. In air operations, a point or a series of points in space to which an aircraft may be vectored. 2. Army: a designated point or series of points loaded and stored in a GPS device to facilitate movement. (FRA)

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