NAVSTAR Global Positioning System: Meaning and Definition of

NAV'STAR Glo'bal Posi'tioning Sys"tem

Pronunciation: (nav'stär"), [key]
  1. a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
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