terrain awareness and warning system

noun

An onboard system used to avoid controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).

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TAWSterrain avoidance and warning systemenhanced ground proximity warning systemEGPWS
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Meanings

nounterrain awareness and warning system (plural terrain awareness and warning systems)

plural terrain awareness and warning systems

  1. aeronauticsAn onboard system used to avoid controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).

    Synonyms: TAWS, terrain avoidance and warning system, enhanced ground proximity warning system, EGPWS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn onboard system used to avoid controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).

Similar
TAWSterrain avoidance and warning systemenhanced ground proximity warning systemEGPWS
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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