ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter. The ELT is a small radio transmitter that is installed in an aircraft and is designed to being transmitting upon impact (the crash) or it can be manually switched on. The ELT transmits a distincive signal on the international emergency frequencies of 121.5 MHz (VHF) and 243.0 MHz (UHF). This signal is picked up by ground stations, search and resuce aircraft (see Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard, and satelites. Direction-finding equipment is then used to "home-in" on the signal and locate the downed aircraft.

Click on the recording above to listen to the sound of real ELT radio signal.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 18, 2004

ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter

the ELT transmitts signals on the VHF frequency of 121.5 MHz and theUHF frequency of 243.0 MHz

by USSR January 18, 2004

ELT

Acronym for “Engineering Laboratory Technician”. A rate/occupational specialty in the United States Navy that works in the reactor plant in a laboratory, named Nucleonics. ELTs provide chemistry and radiological support for the reactor plant.

I once heard a pilot claim he was an ELT in a bar just to get laid.

by Chemistrysupports November 9, 2018

Elt

"Hang on" in hawiian

would you elt a second

by Eli Kleinhaus November 5, 2003

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person one: have you been to the whomst'd've'ly'yaint'nt'ed'ies's'y'es'able'ible'al'ant'ary'ful'ic'ious'ive'action'er'ment'or'ness'sion'ship'th'less'y'k'ly'py'nd'idy'ety land of whomst'd've'ly'yaint'nt'ed'ies's'y'es'able'ible'al'ant'ary'ful'ic'ious'ive'action'er'ment'or'ness'sion'ship'th'less'y'k'ly'py'nd'idy'ety'st'ged'ish'ng'mt'ous'ed'n't'ful'er'est'ion'ing'elt'ily'ouse'orp'borough?

person two: you what?

by them who knows January 28, 2025

Elthnaymer

The state of mind when one is under the influence of any mind altering substances.

"Dude, are you elthnaymer right now?"
"Yeah dude, help me"

"How you elthin?"
"help.me"

by OG_Serg June 26, 2014

eltse

the improper pronunciation of the word "else". compare to "altso" for the word "also"

"Honey, I would prefer if we went somewhere eltse for dinner."

"Yes, I altso prefer if we went somewhere eltse for dinner, dear."

by Aaaalt April 17, 2014