radarscope

American  

[rey-dahr-skohp] / ˈreɪ dɑrˌskoʊp /

noun

1. the viewing screen of radar equipment.

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radarscope British  

/ ˈreɪdɑːˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a cathode-ray oscilloscope on which radar signals can be viewed. In a plan position indicator , the target is represented by a blip on a radial line that rotates around a point, representing the antenna

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Etymology

Origin of radarscope

First recorded in 1945–50; radar + -scope

Example Sentences

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radarscope

Seconds later, an air traffic control specialist at the airport peered into his radarscope and got his first glimpse of what was happening.

From Time Magazine Archive

A "skunk," in Navy parlance, is any unidentified ship that pops up on a radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

That, is perhaps the least of the many implausibilities Badham hustles the audience past, cool-eyed, professional as any air-traffic controller with his eyes glued to the radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

For a two-foot fiberglass cover for the radarscope of an A-6 bomber, Grumman had charged the Navy $1,800.

From Time Magazine Archive

The radar picked up the F-86's soon after they were airborne, and had begun to direct them into the target when the target started to fade on the radarscope.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.