ground proximity warning system

noun

A device which warns a pilot that their aircraft may be in danger of collision with the ground.

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GPWSground-collision warning systemgroundprox
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Meanings

nounground proximity warning system (plural ground proximity warning systems)

plural ground proximity warning systems

  1. aeronauticsA device which warns a pilot that their aircraft may be in danger of collision with the ground.

    Synonyms: GPWS, ground-collision warning system, groundprox

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device which warns a pilot that their aircraft may be in danger of collision with the ground.

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GPWSground-collision warning systemgroundprox
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APA

ground proximity warning system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20proximity%20warning%20system

MLA

“ground proximity warning system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20proximity%20warning%20system. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground proximity warning system,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20proximity%20warning%20system.

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