Definitions

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  • noun a radar operator
  • noun a person who operates all navigational and communications systems

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Examples

  • Tom beckoned to the radarman, telling him to switch the tracker from manual to automatic.

    I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010

  • The radarman that night had reported fuzzy blips as the ship trolled the coastline, but a scan of the dark waters revealed nothing.

    The Attack on the Liberty James Scott 2009

  • Actually I was a radarman/operations specialist in the 60s and early 70s, but I couldn't find an image of that crow online.

    Jeralyn Merritt is comparing Sarah Palin to McGovern's disastrous selection, Thomas Eagleton. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Captain Gerald K. Gilmore leaned across the shoulder of the young radarman first class, his frown lengthening as he studied the radar screen.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • "We're getting 'a ton of ground clutter here, Mr. Marusko," the first class radarman sitting before him said.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • A first class radarman named Zabelsky shook his head.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • "That Billy will make a fine radarman someday," drawled Astro.

    The Space Pioneers Carey Rockwell

  • Coxine turned away, leaving the radarman utterly confused.

    On the Trail of the Space Pirates Carey Rockwell

  • Suddenly, Lieutenant Williams, in command of the second ship, came racing up to Major Savage, to report that his radarman had been hit and the ship couldn't blast off.

    On the Trail of the Space Pirates Carey Rockwell

  • "Meantime," said Tom, "Jeff and I will get you a set of earphones, if we have to tear them off the head of the radarman!"

    The Space Pioneers Carey Rockwell

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