ALL meanings of shoran
shor·an
S s - noun shoran a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position. 1
- noun shoran 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 0
- noun shoran an electronic navigational system used in airplanes, guided missiles, etc., in which signals are sent to a pair of ground transponders whose answering signals allow the aircraft's precise position to be determined 0