noun
- protective enclosures made of material transparent to radio waves, used to shield radar antennas and other radio equipment from weather and environmental conditions
Usage: technical; plural of radome
Examples
- The airport’s radomes protect the radar equipment from harsh weather conditions.
- Military aircraft often have radomes covering their navigation systems.
- The technicians inspected the radomes for any damage after the storm.
- Modern radomes are designed to be nearly invisible to radio frequencies.
- The ship’s radomes house sensitive communication equipment.
- Weather radomes at the meteorological station need regular maintenance.