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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACAN

Tac( tical) a( ir) n( avigation).
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PRONUNCIATION OF TACAN

Tacan  [ˈtækən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACAN

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tacan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tacan

Tactical air navigation system

A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with bearing and distance to a ground or ship-borne station. It is a more accurate version of the VOR/DME system that provides bearing and range information for civil aviation. The DME portion of the TACAN system is available for civil use; at VORTAC facilities where a VOR is combined with a TACAN, civil aircraft can receive VOR/DME readings. Aircraft equipped with TACAN avionics can use this system for en route navigation as well as non-precision approaches to landing fields. The space shuttle is one such vehicle that was designed to use TACAN navigation. The typical TACAN onboard user panel has control switches for setting the channel, the operation mode for either Transmit/Receive or Receive Only. Capability was later upgraded to include an Air-to-Air mode where two airborne users can get relative slant-range information. Depending on the installation, Air-to-Air mode may provide range, closure, and bearing, though an air-to-air bearing is noticeably less precise than a ground-to-air bearing.

Definition of Tacan in the English dictionary

The definition of Tacan in the dictionary is an electronic ultrahigh-frequency navigation system for aircraft which gives a continuous indication of bearing and distance from a transmitting station.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
Arawakan
ˌærəˈwækən
bacon
ˈbeɪkən
beacon
ˈbiːkən
blacken
ˈblækən
bracken
ˈbrækən
broken
ˈbrəʊkən
Dominican
dəˈmɪnɪkən
drucken
ˈdrʌkən
Duncan
ˈdʌŋkən
falcon
ˈfɔːlkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Lincoln
ˈlɪŋkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
silicon
ˈsɪlɪkən
slacken
ˈslækən
spoken
ˈspəʊkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
Vatican
ˈvætɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACAN

Tabriz
tabu
tabula
tabula rasa
tabulable
tabulae rasae
tabular
tabularisation
tabularise
tabularization
tabularize
tabularly
tabulate
tabulation
tabulator
tabulatory
tabun
TAC

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACAN

African-American
all-American
barracan
can
entomostracan
Ithacan
Jamaican
Lacan
Latin American
malacostracan
Monacan
Moroccan
Native American
North American
pecan
pelican
scan
South African
South American
Vulcan

Synonyms and antonyms of Tacan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tacan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACAN

Find out the translation of Tacan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tacan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tacan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塔康
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tacan
570 millions of speakers

English

Tacan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tacan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تاكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

TACAN
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tacan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tacan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tacan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tacan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tacan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

TACAN
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

TACAN
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tacan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

TACAN
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Tacan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताकण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tacan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tacan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

TACAN
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

TACAN
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

TACAN
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

TACAN
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

TACAN
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

TACAN
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

TACAN
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tacan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACAN»

The term «Tacan» is normally little used and occupies the 108.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tacan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACAN»

Discover the use of Tacan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tacan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Navigation:
A new navigational system, the tactical air navigation (TACAN), was therefore developed by the U.S. military and naval forces for more specific requirements. TACAN is a radio navigation system operating in the UHF domain that provides a  ...
B. Hofmann-Wellenhof, Klaus Legat, M. Wieser, 2003
2
F-4 Phantom Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Steering signals are computed to provide the pilot with flight direction information when flying either manually or remotely set headings and manually selected tacan radials. These computed signals, together with the required flag signals and ...
Periscope Film Com, 2007
3
Organizational maintenance repair parts and special tools ...
11-5826-243-20P HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington , DC, 18 August 1980 » ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST FOR NAVIGATIONAL SETS, TACAN AN/ARN-103(V )1 ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1992
4
MACDONNELL DOUGLAS F A-18 HORNET: FLIGHT MANUAL 2
24.4.3 TACAN Programming. TACAN station data is entered by selecting the DATA option on the MPCD top level display. Selecting the TCN option on the data sublevel display provides the TACAN data sublevel display. This display shows ...
COSTARMAEREO, 2001
5
BOEING B-52 STRATOFORTRESS: FLIGHT MANUAL
TACAN RADIO Normal Operation The following procedure is used to place the TACAN system in operation: 1. Place NAV mode select switch to TACAN position. 2. Set channel selector knobs to desired channel. 3. Set function selector switch ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1996
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MACDONNELL DOUGLAS KC - 10 - 1: FLIGHT MANUAL 1
As TACAN is limited by line-of-sight, operating range is dependent on aircraft altitude. Maximum operating range is 390 nautical miles. TACAN-1 receives power from 115 VAC Bus 1 and 28 VDC Bus 1. TACAN-2 receives power from 115 VAC ...
COSTARMAEREO, 2008
7
MACDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM II: FLIGHT MANUAL 5
With the switch in TACAN, the tacan system supplies information to the HSI bearing pointer and range indicator to indicate distance and magnetic bearing to the tacan station. Navigation Function Selector Switch When the navigation function ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1979
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Operator's Manual for Army RC-12H Aircraft
TACAN SYSTEMS. a. Description. Two Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) systems are provided. One is dedicated to the INS and is used only for position updating, and provides only DME information to the INS.The other is used in conjunction ...
‎1991
9
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Note All TACAN functions are powered by the ac and dc nonessential bosses. Failure of either or both will result in loss of the marker beacon light and TACAN information. {Magnetic heading will be presented since it is powered. by the ...
United States Air Force, 2007
10
MACDONNELL DOUGLAS F F-4 PHANTOM II: FLIGHT MANUAL 1
OFF Deenergizes tacan system REC Tacan receives bearing signals from the tacan ground station for display on the H81 and BDHI. T/R Tacan receives bearing signals from the tacan ground station, and in addition, the tacan interrogates the ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tacan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Helicopter Specialties, Inc. Receives TACAN/EHSI System STC
Helicopter Specialties, Inc. has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the installation of an L3 ... «AviationPros.com, Jul 15»
2
Engineer Marines build new TACAN power supply
A generator that runs off of diesel fuel usually powers the TACAN. However, Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ott, the navigational aids chief for Marine Air Control ... «Marines.mil, May 15»
3
Sioux Valley police switch in the works
Mounties are moving in to police Sioux Valley, but the Dakota Ojibway Police Service isn't departing quite yet. Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Vince Tacan ... «Brandon Sun, Apr 15»
4
Sioux Valley plagued by house fires
In this June 2014 photo, Chief Vince Tacan walks along a residential street on Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Tacan said in the past seven years, at least one ... «Brandon Sun, Feb 15»
5
Navy's tactical navigation system upgraded
The Navy's new AN/URN-32 tactical air navigation (TACAN) system replaces vacuum tubes with digital technology. The oval object on the table is the antenna ... «Bay Net, Dec 14»
6
Sioux Valley takes step to drop DOPS
Tacan said complaints surrounding the lack of response to calls formed one reason for the decision. The pursuit of its own police force is also consistent with ... «Brandon Sun, Nov 14»
7
Being able to listen saved my life: Tacan
Being able to listen saved my life: Tacan. By: Lindsey Enns. Thursday, Sep. 11, 2014 | Comments: 0. Print; E–mail; Tweet · Report Error. Sioux Valley Dakota ... «Brandon Sun, Sep 14»
8
Rohde & Schwarz Enables Standard Test Solution for Moog's …
The Moog MM-7000 is a technologically advanced full service TACAN and DME Beacon-Transponder being sold into the civil and military aircraft navigation ... «Aviation Today, Sep 14»
9
Tornado last year, flood this year for Manitoba First Nation
Tacan is worried about just how much water is coming and is having trouble getting information from the province. "I think they're having a little bit of trouble with ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»
10
Taking the next big step
Chief Vince Tacan walks along a residential street in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. ... SIOUX VALLEY DAKOTA NATION -- It took Vince Tacan 14 years to finally ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 14»

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