often attributive
1
: a device or system consisting usually of a synchronized radio transmitter and receiver that emits radio waves and processes their reflections for display and is used especially for detecting and locating objects (such as aircraft) or surface features (as of a planet)
2
: range of notice
fell off the radar after losing their first three games
Examples of radar in a Sentence
The approaching planes were detected by radar.
Recent Examples on the Web
Former Stetson guard Jalen Blackmon, 6-3, 190 has been on Calipari’s radar since entering the portal.
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Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Bill Connolly, a San Francisco investment banker and associate of William Newsom who played baseball at Santa Clara in the 1960s, put the younger Newsom on the team’s radar, according to Cummins, the former assistant coach.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Additional sandals on our radar include a fisherman pair from Emme Parsons and a sultry, strappy style from Neous.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Other trends like a large woven bag that isn’t the usual wooden raffia fabric or a classic bucket bag in leather or canvas are on our radar as well.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The twister was seen on radar with debris in the air, which could be hazardous to those not taking shelter.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
This time could be no different (if not worse, given that EU watchdogs have their radar up on most big deals).
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024
After the ship’s radar was knocked out, the 609-foot freighter hit a support of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, causing a 1,400-foot section of concrete roadway to fall.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
The impact from this perspective will be minor compared to the post-Covid-19 crises that put supply chains on our collective radar.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Bill Connolly, a San Francisco investment banker and associate of William Newsom who played baseball at Santa Clara in the 1960s, put the younger Newsom on the team’s radar, according to Cummins, the former assistant coach.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Additional sandals on our radar include a fisherman pair from Emme Parsons and a sultry, strappy style from Neous.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Other trends like a large woven bag that isn’t the usual wooden raffia fabric or a classic bucket bag in leather or canvas are on our radar as well.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The twister was seen on radar with debris in the air, which could be hazardous to those not taking shelter.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
This time could be no different (if not worse, given that EU watchdogs have their radar up on most big deals).
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024
After the ship’s radar was knocked out, the 609-foot freighter hit a support of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, causing a 1,400-foot section of concrete roadway to fall.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
The impact from this perspective will be minor compared to the post-Covid-19 crises that put supply chains on our collective radar.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
radar
noun
ra·dar
ˈrā-ˌdär 
: a device that sends out radio waves for detecting and locating an object by the reflection of the radio waves and that may use this reflection to find out the position and speed of the object
Etymology
from radio detecting and ranging
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