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

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

Then he muffed a couple of radarscope problems.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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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