EARLY WARNING RADAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A radar that is part of an early warning system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("early warning radar" is a kind of...):

microwave radar; radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation (measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects)

Holonyms ("early warning radar" is a part of...):

early warning system (a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them)

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