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Noun: radar  'rey,daa(r)
  1. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
    - microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation

Derived forms: radars

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Radar, Missouri