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Definition of Radar echo
1. Noun. An electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radar Echo
Literary usage of Radar echo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"VS, S, M, and W in "gray"' scale refer to the intensity of radar echo as ...
The intensity of the radar echo from the eruption cloud grades from weak at the ..."
2. Barrier Reef Espionage: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
""radar echo, sir! One mile beyond the reef! Just the right size for a submarine's
conning tower! I believe she's got through and surfaced. ..."
3. Gilbratar Sabotage: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
""It would make sense of your conviction about that radar echo. ... That radar
echo had been a submarine; Rodriguez was a submarine captain. ..."
4. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... Reconnaissance by means of radar to obtain information on enemy activity and
to determine the nature of terrain. radar return—See radar echo. ..."
5. Who Goes TherePolitical Sci (2004)
"The radar echo from the destroyer oscillated in an obvious way that identified
it as a friend. This technique, while simple, had the same limitations as the ..."