radar gun

noun

: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object

Examples of radar gun in a Sentence

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Chapman threw five pitches that hit at least 100 mph on the radar gun, topping out at 101 mph. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025 McCullers touched 93 mph on the stadium radar gun and threw his entire five-pitch arsenal. Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article MESA, Ariz. — Jameson Taillon hadn’t been tempted to take a peek at Sloan Park’s radar gun. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 Certainly the player that had radar guns pointed at him for every pitch was Seth Hernandez, who struck out seven in three innings during a 2-0 victory over Los Osos. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radar gun

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of radar gun was in 1977

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“Radar gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radar%20gun. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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radar gun

noun
: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object
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