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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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At 19, the right-hander already reaches 100 mph on the radar gun. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 That instant readout traces back to 1991, when IBM first brought serve-speed radar to the Championships, planting radar guns behind the baselines. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026 But there weren’t radar guns at the time. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 But what about that famous radar gun reading in 1974? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for radar gun

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1977, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Sep. 2026.

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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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