radar

IPA: rˈeɪdɑr

(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
(countable) A type of system using such a method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
(countable) An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
(countable, figuratively) A superior ability to detect something.
Acronym of radio detection and ranging.

Examples of "radar" in Sentences

Coming up on my radar is (finally) Fragile Eternity (Melissa Marr).
Although it works fine, the "radar" is bigger then it needs to be. baditch
RADAR The term radar is an acronym derived from the words radio detection and ranging.
I would consider that to be what we call a radar unidentified flying object, because it was a radar target.
So we gave what we called a radar surveillance approach, which left him to only concentrate on flying the airplane.
High on his radar is avoiding Cardinal FS Bo McNally, whose hands are so good that he moonlights as the holder for kicks.
The location of the radar is the last unresolved piece in the first phase of the Pentagon's missile defense shield for Europe.
I think so far he did great job for not being in the obvious, being under the radar is a way to play the game in survivor, too.
The new Mini-SAR image shows that this material is also dark in radar reflectivity, exactly what would be expected from a fine-grained, block-free deposit.
This method of "radio detection and ranging" came to be known by the acronym radar, with the word's palindromic nature echoing the system's operating principle.