radar in English: A system that uses radio waves to find planes, ships, or rain that are far away. (noun)

Translation

A system that uses radio waves to find planes, ships, or rain that are far away.

Word origin

Made in the 1940s from the first letters of radio detection and ranging.

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Radar shows far-away objects as points on a screen.

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Radar works even when you cannot see.

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A radar gun measures how fast a car is going.

screen

The flat surface on a television, a phone or a computer where you see pictures and words.

plane

A large machine with wings that flies through the air and carries people.

ship

A very large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

signal

A sound, a movement, or a wave that carries a message or tells people what to do.

search

To look carefully for someone or something you are trying to find.

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