radarscope

American  

[ray-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

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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

Braced against the roll of his little Navy supply ship T-AKL 17, Skipper Sixto Mangual stared at the soft glow of a radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Air Force radar operator at Goose Bay, Labrador, last week was watching bright blips drifting across his radarscope as he traced the track of airplanes approaching from Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Computerized alphanumeric systems are already in operation in air-traffic control centers in Atlanta, Jacksonville and New York, electronically printing the flight number, course and altitude next to the appropriate airliner blip on the radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

He handed them a radarscope that was common equipment on small pleasure yachts, and was considerably lighter in weight than the type used on larger freight vessels.

From Treachery in Outer Space by Louis Glanzman

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