Radar
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Technical Equipment
Refers to devices used for safety in vehicles and weather predicting. The ship's captain checked the radar for nearby vessels.
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Beyond Vision
Helps detect objects too far or conditions too poor for the human eye. Air traffic controllers rely on radar to track planes in the night sky.
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Not Just Military
Though associated with military, it's used in many civilian applications. Weather forecasters use radar to map out rain conditions.