radar gun

noun

: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object

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Shelton also uncorked a 149-mph serve at the 2023 Open, and this year’s tournament could feature another scorcher: The 22-year-old American registered 150 on the radar gun at Indian Wells in March. Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The New York Mets closer can hit 100 miles per hour on the radar gun — at the modest size of 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 July 2025 Most volcano boarding excursions will have someone standing at the bottom of the volcano with a radar gun to clock your speed, which can reach up to 40 miles per hour. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025 The device operates much like a radar gun, but for underwater analysis, according to KENS5. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for radar gun

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of radar gun was in 1977

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“Radar gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radar%20gun. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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radar gun

noun
: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object
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