noun
- a system that uses radio waves to detect and locate objects such as aircraft, ships, or weather formations
- awareness or attention to something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The air traffic controller used radar to track the incoming planes.
- Military radar detected enemy aircraft approaching the border.
- Weather radar showed a large storm system moving toward the coast.
- The ship’s radar helped navigate through the fog.
- That issue wasn’t even on my radar until you mentioned it.
- The new restaurant has been flying under the radar despite great reviews.
- Police use radar guns to measure vehicle speeds on highways.