radio detection and ranging

radio detection and ranging
noun
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
Syn: ↑radar, ↑microwave radar, ↑radiolocation
Derivationally related forms: ↑radiolocate (for: ↑radiolocation)
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