command guidance

English

Etymology

First attested in 1945–1950.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kə-mănd′ gīd′(ə)ns; IPA^(key): /kəˌmænd ˈɡaɪ̯d.(ə̯)n̩s/
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /kəˌmænd ˈɡaɪ̯d.(ə̯)n̩s/; (also Received Pronunciation) /-mand-/, /-ˈɡʌɪ̯d-/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /kəˌmænd ˈɡɑe̯d.(ə̯)n̩s/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /kəˌmɛnd ˈɡɑe̯d.(ə̯)n̩s/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /kəˌmand ˈɡʌi̯d.(ə̯)n̩s/, /kʌ- -(ʌ̯)n̩s/, /-ˈɡəi̯d-/

• Hyphenation: com‧mand guid‧ance

Noun

command guidance (countable and uncountable, plural command guidances)

2. (electronics) A missile guidance method using signals from an offboard station.

Translations

a missile guidance method using signals from an offboard station

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Further reading

• “command guidance, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 13 September 2026.
• “command guidance, n.”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, retrieved 13 September 2026, sourced from Collins English Dictionary, 12th edition, Glasgow: Collins, 2014, →ISBN.
• “command guidance, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 13 September 2026, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, digital edition, [London]: HarperCollins, 2012.