| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Estimated time of arrival | The estimated time of arrival or ETA is a measure of when a vehicle or aircraft in travel, cargo, or emergency services is expected to arrive at a certain place. One of the more common uses is in public transportation where the movements of trains, buses, airplanes and the like can be used to generate estimated times of arrival depending on either a static timetable or through measurements on traffic intensity. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Estimated time of arrival | Technology | The time the flight is estimated to arrive at the gate (scheduled operators) or the actual runway on times for nonscheduled operators. (references) | |
| Estimated time of arrival | Transportation | The predicted time that an aircraft in flight will reach some point, usually its destination. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) | Military | The estimated time that the vessel will arrive at the next waypoint. It is calculated by the loran receiver as present clock time plus the distance to go divided by the vessel's speed (speed over the ground on some models, or velocity made good on other models). (references) | |
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