Le système radar
Example: Le système radar détecte les avions à plusieurs kilomètres.
Definition
"Le système radar" refers to a radar system designed to detect and locate objects such as aircraft by using radio waves. It is commonly used in aviation to identify the position and movement of planes over distances of several kilometers.
Etymology
The term "le système radar" combines the French word "système," meaning system, with "radar," an acronym from English that stands for 'Radio Detection and Ranging.' The word "radar" was coined during World War II to describe technology that detects objects by radio waves, and it was adopted into French without translation.
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"Le système radar" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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