radar
pronunciation
How to pronounce radar in British English:
UK [ˈreɪdɑː(r)]
How to pronounce radar in American English:
US [ˈreɪdɑːr]
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- Noun:
- measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
Word Origin
- radar
- radar: see radio
- radar (n.)
- "electronic system for locating objects by means of radio waves," 1941, acronym (more or less) from radio detecting and ranging. The U.S. choice, it won out over British radiolocation. Figurative from 1950.
Example
- 1. But would the perfumery radar make the same choices ?
- 2. They were not even on the radar screen .
- 3. This often means flying in remote areas with no radar coverage .
- 4. The satellite uses radar to measure its altitude above the ice sheet .
- 5. Planes routinely fly outside land-based radar coverage while crossing the atlantic .