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guidance
[′gīd·əns] (navigation)
The process of directing the movements of any vehicle, especially an aeronautical vehicle or space vehicle, with particular reference to the selection of a course or flight path.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Guidance
See also Counsel.
Analects, Theemphasize human relationships, the golden rule, and usefulness to the state and society. [Chin. Lit.: The Analects of Confucius in Benét, 33]
gave guidance to supplicants on radio show. [Am. Radio: “Ask Mr. Anthony” in Buxton, 99]
bear who teaches Mowgli jungle law. [Br. Lit.: The Jungle Books]
column of moral or psychological advice; syndicated since 1956. [Pop. Culture: Payton, 185]
under her aegis, Barak routed the Canaanites. [O.T.: Judges 4:4–10]
(1870–1951) syndicated columnist who gave advice to the lovelorn. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]
. Irish saloonkeeper in Chicago who sagely and humorously dispenses folk philosophy. [Am. Humor: Hart, 240]
Word of God showing the way. [Christian Symbolism: O.T.: Psalms 119:105]
(1918—) syndicated columnist who gives advice on personal problems. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]
Odysseus’s friend and advisor. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]
God’s precepts for man’s life. [O.T.: Exodus 20:3–17; Deuteronomy 5:7–21]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.