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

For work, he had to solve problems fed to him through a double-screen radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

His face glued to the radarscope and its tireless, swinging line of light, Joe Holguin made manual adjustments to keep the crosshairs on the pip that marked his target.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You have to visualize a radarscope showing two planes aimed at each other from 50 miles away," says Barry Krasner, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

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

He hardly listened to the general's questions, did not need the report that every radarscope throughout the area had lost contact at the same instant.

From Progress Report by Apostolides, Alex