Radome
//ˈɹeɪ.dəʊm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A radar dome.
"Radar antennas were distributed in large quantities throughout the base, half of them in white radomes that looked as if some gigantic bird had laid a clutch of eggs at random."
- 2 a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves wordnet
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More examples"Radar antennas were distributed in large quantities throughout the base, half of them in white radomes that looked as if some gigantic bird had laid a clutch of eggs at random."
Etymology
Blend of radar + dome, originating from the 1940s.
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