WordNet
microwave radar
n. measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation]
Usage examples of "microwave radar".
The smart pursuit cars were leading the way, sniffing out the road with microwave radar.
She fed a flight path into the Lorals' 'ware: into the cavern, then a loiter manoeuvre while the smart seeker heads performed their target acquisition, scanning with microwave radar and infrared.
But when Stoner turned on the microwave radar the image cleared up and showed a smaller but much sharper blip.
Robotic vacuum cleaners will use microwave radar to avoid the wails and furniture.
Drivers switch to microwave radar, and exposed personnel lock down your faceshields.