noun
- a dome-shaped structure that protects radar equipment from weather while allowing radio waves to pass through
Usage: technical
Examples
- The airport’s radome protected the radar system from heavy rain.
- Aircraft radomes are designed to be transparent to radio frequencies.
- The weather station’s radome was damaged during the storm.
- Military bases often have large radomes covering their surveillance equipment.
- The radome’s fiberglass construction allows signals to pass through clearly.
- Technicians inspected the radome for cracks that could affect radar performance.