radiolocatorn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊlə(ʊ)ˈkeɪtə/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˈloʊˌkeɪdər/ A device that uses radio for locating something; an apparatus for radiolocation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > instrument for detection > [noun] > radar system > apparatus used in
radiolocator1927
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1927 Frederick (Maryland) Post 21 Mar. 4/1 Treasure hunts..are always interesting, but the activities in Panama are the more fascinating because of the whispered use of a ‘radio locator’ in the discovery of the treasure's hiding place.
1941 Flight 26 June 430/1 They could rely on the vast radiolocator system to tell them in plenty of time when the enemy were coming and from what direction.
1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War 18 The radiolocator requires as strong an echo as possible.
1998 H. B. Ryan Fall of Che Guevara ii. 47 Regarding the radio-locator equipment, he decided to search locally before ‘calling for further USG (U.S. government) help’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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