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under the radar
under (the/someone's) radarWithout being noticed, detected, or addressed. A: "Have you heard this band's latest album?" B: "I didn't even know it was out, it must have flown under my radar." Every year, the government promises to do something about the homelessness problem, yet every year it seems to slip under the radar again.See also: radarunder the radarIn a position in which someone or something will remain unnoticed or undetected. With so many different amendments to the bill being made, some appropriations slipped under the radar. I plan to stay under the radar until this controversy blows over.See also: radarbelow/under the ˈradar (screen) if something is below/under the radar, people are not aware of it: The conflict has slipped below the radar screens of the mass media. ♢ Experts say a lot of corporate crime stays under the radar.See also: below, radarunder the radarDescribing an action that cannot be detected. The term comes from aviation during World War II, where a plane is flying too low to be detected by the enemy’s radar. It soon was transferred to other situations, as in “I don’t want anyone to know I’m looking for another job, so keep my applications under the radar.” John Lescroart used it in A Plague of Secrets (2010), “Now I know . . . it hasn’t been the subject of much police concern so far . . . So up to now you’re all under the radar.”See also: radarunder the radar
under the radarThis may result in a radar gap at some higher height. In this case, the radar gap is at 500 ft AGL (above ground level). This is the better height to penetrate than 150 ft AGL:::Under the radar.Flights by aircraft as low as possible to avoid being picked up by hostile radar. Normally, this would mean flying below the radar horizon. However, anomalous propagation can provide gaps in radar coverage. These gaps, if known, are the best areas for penetration into hostile territory.AcronymsSeeUTR |