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sho·ran

 (shôr′ăn′)
n.
A relatively short-range navigation system by which a ship or aircraft can determine its position with high precision by measuring the times required for a radar signal to reach and return from each of two ground stations of known position.

[sho(rt)-ra(nge) n(avigation).]
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shoran

(ˈʃɔːræn)
n
(Electronics) a short-range radar system by which an aircraft, ship, etc, can accurately determine its position by the time taken for a signal to be sent to two radar beacons at known locations and be returned
[C20: sho(rt) ra(nge) n(avigation)]
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