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A diagram of a radar station and an aircraft, showing the slant range between the two (the distance along the line denoted by the black circled 1).

Etymology

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From it being the distance measured along the usually-slanted line connecting two points in space, rather than purely the horizontal or vertical distance between the two.

Noun

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slant range (usually uncountable, plural slant ranges)

  1. (radio, communication) The distance from one point to another in three-dimensional space.

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