pathfinder

(păth'fīn'dər, päth'-)
n.

1. One that discovers a new course or way, especially through or into unexplored regions.
2. One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.

pathfinding path'find'ing adj.

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i. An aircraft with special crew plus drop-zone marking teams, markers, and/or electronic NAVAIDs (navigational aids) to prepare the DZ/LZ (drop zone/landing zone) for the main force.
ii. During World War II, an aircraft tasked with marking targets for attacks by the main force.
iii. An aircraft launched to verify or confirm moisture reports in an area or possible flight path.

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1. an instrument for locating urethral strictures.
2. a dental instrument for tracing the course of root canals.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stifinder

Nederlands (Dutch)
pionier, verken- ningsvliegtuig

Français (French)
n. - pionnier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bahnbrecher, Pfadfinder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανιχνευτής, εξερευνητής

Italiano (Italian)
apripista, esploratore, pioniere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desbravador (m)

Русский (Russian)
следопыт

Español (Spanish)
n. - pionero, explorado, adelantado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stigfinnare, pionjär

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
探路者, 密探, 开创者, 导航者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 探路者, 密探, 開創者, 導航者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개척자, 선도기, 정보원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 開拓者, 探検者, 先駆者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رائد, مستكشف, طائرة كشافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סייר, גשש, חלוץ, מגלה נתיבים, מטוס מנחה‬

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