Conelrad

American  

[kon-l-rad] / ˈkɒn lˌræd /

noun

1. a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.

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Etymology

Origin of Conelrad

1955–60; con(trol of ) el(ectromagnetic) rad(iation)

Example Sentences

When his children were young, he told Conelrad Adjacent, “we’d go down the street, and one of the kids would say, ‘Hey, Dad, there’s one of your signs.’

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2017

Can you imagine two weeks underground with nothing to do but listen to Conelrad?

From Time Magazine Archive

Conelrad continued for nearly twelve years, at considerable cost in money to the Government and nuisance to the broadcasters while improved navigation methods made steering by broadcasts sound like something out of the Stone Age.

From Time Magazine Archive