positive control

noun

The air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observation.

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Meanings

nounpositive control (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaeronauticsThe air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observation.
  2. uncountableIn dog handling, the state of having affirmative physical or non-physical control of a dog.
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APA

positive control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20control

MLA

“positive control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20control. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “positive control,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20control.

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