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• The airstrike suffered minimal casualties because electronic-warfare aircraft were jamming the enemy air-defense radars.From the entry jam
• Many radar systems use a combination of radio waves and microwaves.From the entry microwave
• The Magellan probe produced a vast number of radar images of Venus.From the entry radar image
• Onboard Doppler radar can warn pilots about wet microbursts by detecting the associated column of rapidly-descending rain.From the entry Doppler radar
• The aircraft provided an after cabin for two radar operators.From the entry after
• He fired his radar gun at passing cars.From the entry fire
• An accession of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union seems to have moved off the radar.From the entry off the radar
• The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.From the entry let-down
• The radar system is playing up again.From the entry play up
• Having spotted an unknown contact on radar, the navigation officer attempted to identify the vessel using the ship's AIS.From the entry ais
• This new product detects radar in the K band.From the entry K band
• After the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, space exploration was on the radar of many Americans who had ignored it earlier.From the entry on the radar
• The loss of even a single radar of this type would be an operationally significant event.2026 March 5, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, “Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE…. From the entry networked
• Philosophy was below the radar because it had the freest judgment.2026 May 9, Hollis Robbins, “What does the "higher" in higher ed mean? AI is forcing the question”, in Anecdotal Value [Substack newsletter]. From the entry higher education
• This morning, a flight radar showed a plane flying in the Lemberg region.2025 April 21st, Torsten Heinrich, “Trump’s Peace Plan and the ‘Easter-Truce’. Ukraine SITREP”, in Military & History, via YouTube…. From the entry Lemberg
• Unlike traditional terminations, quiet firing (sometimes called “silent firing”) operates under the radar.2025 August 15, Lisa Reyes, Heather Whitney, “Quiet Firing: Signs It's Happening and How To Avoid It”, in PayChex. From the entry quiet firing
• The Albuquerque radar “painted” just one object whenever the light was on, none when it was off.2023, J. Allen Hynek, The UFO Experience: Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers, Red…. From the entry paint
• This week, though, away from City on international duty, Rodri has been firmly on the radar.30 March 2023, Joe Bray, “Rodri has become Man City's unlikely pantomime villain”, in Manchester Evening News. From the entry pantomime villain
• Pogba and Shaw combined before the left-back’s cross teed up the striker but his radar was awry.2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian. From the entry awry
• The destroyer's radar and Mark 37 fire-control system are paying dividends early.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 16:52 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov…. From the entry pay dividends
• In the Paracel Islands, a new helipad, wind turbines and large radar towers have been built.2018 May 19, “China lands nuclear strike-capable bombers on disputed South China Sea island”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the…. From the entry Triton Island
• Hong Kong Observatory unveiled a new weather radar at Tate’s Cairn on Thursday.2015 October 9, Medhavi Arora, “HK Observatory unveils new HK$19m weather radar to better predict rain”, in Hong Kong Free Press, Hong Kong. From the entry Tate's Cairn
• I grew a mantle of radar, sensitized to the blindsidings and the character-ambush attempts.2012, Joachim Kempin, Resolve and Fortitude, page 83. From the entry blindsiding
• "Why would I need a system with radar when I've got the Nagavator?" he chuckled.2008, Doreen Orion, Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a…. From the entry nagavator
• For the record, I've radared scores of t-girls (plus the odd t-boy) over the years.2005, LadyLike Magazine, number 62, →ISSN, page 41, column 3. From the entry t-boy
• But it's done quietly under the radar at lots of places.2004 August 30, Andrea Sachs, “About-Face”, in Time. From the entry under the radar
• At 6:45 pm, the chief officer saw a blip on the radar, approximately seven nautical miles away.2004, Asaf Degani, “The Grounding of the Royal Majesty”, in Taming HAL: Designing Interfaces beyond 2001, New York, N.Y.; Basingstoke…. From the entry blip
• Pilot walk-ups welcomed for real-time satellite and radar weather imaging information.1993, Flying Magazine, volume 120, number 10, page 33. From the entry walk-up
• Jake had just installed a radar detector and four new whitewall tires.1987, “The Case of the Wool's Worth”, in The Jewish Law Review: The Mishnah on damages. From the entry whitewall
• Putting something between you and the guidance radar will cause the missile to go ballistic.1983, Michael Skinner, USAFE: A primer of modern air combat in Europe. From the entry go ballistic
• And there is “family” working there . . . no radar like gaydar, I always say.1982 July 15, Gloria Godqueen, “What's in a card”, in Bay Area Reporter, volume 12, number 28, page 7. From the entry family
• The medic would have to hold them on hover and watch the radar for a clear setdown.1969, Andre Norton, chapter 13, in Postmarked the Stars, New York: Ballantine, published 1985, page 132. From the entry setdown
• We are continuing our program of internetting our radar system with that of the Federal Aviation Agency.1966 February 14, Robert S[trange] McNamara (witness), “Statement of the Secretary of Defense”, in Department of Defense Appropriations…. From the entry internet

Meaning of radar

1. noun In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves) which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; also, the field of study of this method.
2. noun In full secondary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing signals transmitted by the object in response to radio waves sent towards the object.
3. noun Often preceded by a descriptive word: a system using one of the above detection methods, differentiated by configuration or platform, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.

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Questions about radar in a sentence

How do you use radar in a sentence?

Radar is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They were able to find the enemy fleet using radar.”

What is a short sentence with radar?

“The radar system is playing up again.”

What does radar mean?

Radar means in full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves) which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; also, the field of study of this method.