radar
/ˈreɪdɑr/
noun
- A system that uses radio waves to detect the position, speed, and direction of objects such as aircraft, ships, or weather patterns.
- The airport uses radar to track incoming planes.
- The weather radar showed a storm moving toward the coast.
- The ship's radar detected another vessel five miles away.
- The ability to notice or be aware of something, often used in phrases like 'on my radar' or 'off my radar'.
- That new restaurant wasn't on my radar until you mentioned it.
- The issue has been on the company's radar for months.
- After the scandal, the politician fell off the public's radar.