Victor airway

noun

Any of a set of low-altitude airways defined as line segments, each based on a straight line between either two VOR (VHF omnidirectional range) stations, or a VOR and a VOR intersection.

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Meanings

nounVictor airway (plural Victor airways)

plural Victor airways

  1. CanadaUSaeronauticsAny of a set of low-altitude airways defined as line segments, each based on a straight line between either two VOR (VHF omnidirectional range) stations, or a VOR and a VOR intersection.

Origin

From Victor (“the letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet”), short for VOR (“VHF omnidirectional range”).

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APA

Victor airway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victor%20airway

MLA

“Victor airway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victor%20airway. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Victor airway,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victor%20airway.

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