Lorenz
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Noun — A radio-based guidance system that helped pilots line up with a runway for landing in low visibility, used at German military airfields.
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Etymology
Named after the German company C. Lorenz AG, which developed the landing-aid system; the surname itself comes from Latin Laurentius.
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What does “Lorenz” mean?
The word “Lorenz” means a radio-based guidance system that helped pilots line up with a runway for landing in low visibility, used at German military airfields.
How do you pronounce “Lorenz”?
“Lorenz” is pronounced luh-REHNZ (/ləˈɹɛnz/ in IPA).
How do you use “Lorenz” in a sentence?
Here is “Lorenz” used in a sentence: “The old airfield still had traces of its wartime Lorenz beam equipment.”
What part of speech is “Lorenz”?
“Lorenz” is a noun.
Where does the word “Lorenz” come from?
The word “Lorenz” comes from Latin. Named after the German company C. Lorenz AG, which developed the landing-aid system; the surname itself comes from Latin Laurentius.