radome
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of radome
Example Sentences
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Modern guided weapons use a significant amount of critical raw materials for their seeker and radome parts, which guide the weapon to its target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The inflatable plastic radome served a utilitarian purpose but it was nicely proportioned: a 17-foot-diameter ball atop a 160-foot tower.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2023
The antenna will fit inside an existing radome in the aircraft’s tail.
From Forbes ● Sep. 16, 2014
That underscores how remarkable it was last month when Mr. Childs publicly expressed disappointment with the decision by his clients not to build a radome, as such structures are known, to enclose the mast.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2012
When a geodesic radome was being tested at M.I.T., he chortles, "their statistics showed it wouldn't stand up in a 15 m.p.h. wind."
From Time Magazine Archive
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