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radar detector

radar detector noun: a device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding; it detects the radar used by traffic police to measure whether motorists are driving above the speed limit.

radar detector: a device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding;...
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Noun

radar detector (plural radar detectors)

  1. A device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding; it detects the radar used by traffic police to measure whether motorists are driving above the speed limit.

Forms of radar detector

pluralradar detectors

Questions about radar detector

What does radar detector mean?
Radar detector means a device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding; it detects the radar used by traffic police to measure whether motorists are driving above the speed limit.
What part of speech is radar detector?
Radar detector is a noun.
What is the plural of radar detector?
The plural of radar detector is radar detectors.

Words near radar detector in the dictionary

  1. radar astronomy
  2. radar chart
  3. radar charts
  4. radar cross section
  5. radar cross sections
  6. radar detector
  7. radar dome
  8. radar domes
  9. radar gun
  10. radar guns
  11. radar horizon

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