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fire control radar

fire control radar

1 6.8
A system that uses radio waves to aim and fire weapons at military targets
  • noun
  • /faɪər kənˈtroʊl ˈreɪdɑr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radar de control de fuego
  • The ship's fire control radar tracked the enemy aircraft.
  • fire control radar locks

Examples

  • Engineers upgraded the ship’s fire control radar to improve precision in challenging weather conditions.

  • Modern fire control radar can simultaneously track multiple targets during combat operations.

  • The destroyer relies on its fire control radar to accurately guide missiles toward enemy ships.

  • Modern fire control radars are essential for naval defense.

  • The fire control radar guided the missile precisely to its target.

  • The military ship activated its fire control radar to track incoming threats.

  • During the exercise, the fire control radar successfully located and prioritized multiple targets.

Synonyms

fire control system
vsfire control radar
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A system that finds and aims weapons at military targets on ships or tanks

focuses on the specific sensor that guides weapon aiming rather than the whole process

Surface Forms

fire control radar singular
fire control radars plural

Morphology

fire + control + radar

The phrase is compositionally built: 'radar' (a detection system) combined with 'fire' (firing of guns/artillery) and 'control' (directing or aiming) yields a radar system for controlling firing/aiming. This straightforward technical noun‑noun composition follows common cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Fire control radar comes from the simple image of a radar that controls the fire of guns and missiles. It watches a target and tells the weapon where and when to 'shoot', so the phrase means a radar used to aim and guide weapons.