ra·dar

ra·dar
/ˈreıˌdɑɚ/ noun, pl -dars
: a device that sends out radio waves for finding out the position and speed of a moving object (such as an airplane)
[count]

a powerful radar

[noncount]

The approaching planes were detected by radar.

— often used figuratively in informal U.S. English

A career in politics wasn't even on my radar (screen) at that point. [=I wasn't thinking at all about a career in politics]

an actor who has fallen off the radar [=who has stopped being noticed or talked about]

He tried to stay under the radar [=unnoticed] as he went about his business.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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