early warning radar
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- noun
- /ˈɜrli ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈreɪdɑr/
- Specialized
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radar de alerta temprana
- The last "known" close call came in November 1995 when the monitors of the Russian Strategic Rocket Force at the Olenegorsk early warning radar site registered the launch of a U.S.-Norwegian research missile probe of the upper atmosphere.
- early warning radar system
Examples
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Sir, airborne early warning radar... ...reports signs of a staggered sector scramble.
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Using early warning radar, authorities were able to track the movements of enemy aircraft far beyond the borders.
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In a sign of improving relations between Turkey and the United States, in 2011 Turkey agreed to host a US early warning radar system.
Blog text (23) -
The nation spent billions on early-warning radar lines and intelligence satellites and, for decades, kept its missiles ready to fire within minutes.
Academic text (1991) -
She also held the crucial SK early warning radar, SM height finding radar, and SG surface search radar.
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Some solid-state masers were also used in microwave antennas for deep space probes, receiver stations for satellite transmitters, and in Distant Early Warning radar systems.
Academic text (1993) -
The military relies on early warning radar systems to detect incoming threats before they reach the target.
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With the deployment of advanced early warning radar, the country improved its defense capabilities significantly.
Synonyms
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A machine that uses radio waves to find objects and show their distance and speed
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A system that detects threats early, like missiles or storms, and sends alerts so people can act
How Early
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a radar that provides advance notice of threats' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'early' (before the usual time) + 'warning' (an alert of danger) with 'radar' (a detection system). This modifier+noun composition follows standard English patterns and is cross-linguistically straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
Early warning radar pairs early warning and radar: imagine a distant lookout sounding an alarm to give people time to prepare. Modern radar systems do the same job, using radio waves to 'see' far away and give 'advance notice' of danger.