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inertial guidance

noun

Definition of INERTIAL GUIDANCE

:  guidance (as of an aircraft or spacecraft) by means of self-contained automatically controlling devices that respond to inertial forces —called also inertial navigation
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First Known Use of INERTIAL GUIDANCE

circa 1948

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