Speakur

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emergency locator transmitter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
emer-gen-cy lo-ca-tor -trans-mit-ter
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An emergency location radio beacon, used on aircraft.

Inflected Forms

emergency locator transmitters (plural)

Phrases

emergency position indicating radio beacon personal locator beacon

Frequently Paired Words

emergency position indicating radio beacon personal locator beacon E911

Synonyms

ELT emergency location transmitter emergency locator transponder emergency location transponder emergency transponder

Questions

What does emergency locator transmitter mean?
An emergency location radio beacon, used on aircraft.

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