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radome

American  
[rey-dohm] / ˈreɪˌdoʊm /

noun

  1. a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.


radome British  
/ ˈreɪdəʊm /

noun

  1. a protective housing for a radar antenna made from a material that is transparent to radio waves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of radome

1940–45; blend of radar and dome

Example Sentences

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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

This radome probably bothered the purists more than any other.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2023

The antenna will fit inside an existing radome in the aircraft’s tail.

From Forbes • Sep. 16, 2014

Elimination of the radome may make it harder to persuade the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a worldwide arbiter of such things, to include the mast in its calculations.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2012

Two monochrome 10-inch CRT display units are available: the radome equipped, 4kW, 32-nautical mile T-195 and the 48-nautical mile 4kW with 4- or 5-foot open-array antennas.

From Time Magazine Archive

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