radar : Idioms & Phrases


3d radar

  • noun radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target
    3d radar.
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air search radar

  • noun a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft
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doppler radar

  • noun radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity
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early warning radar

  • noun a radar that is part of an early warning system
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fire control radar

  • noun naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target
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microwave radar

  • noun measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
    radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation.
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  • noun naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar
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radar beacon

  • noun a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
    racon.
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radar dome

  • noun a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
    radome.
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radar echo

  • noun an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object
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radar fire

  • noun gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
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radar target

  • noun a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
    pip; blip.
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surface search radar

  • noun a naval radar to search for surface targets
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three-dimensional radar

  • noun radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target
    3d radar.
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weather radar

  • noun radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation
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