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Examples of Doppler radar in a Sentence
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There’s a giant Doppler radar ball on Highway 7 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
Sickness, like bad weather before Doppler radar, was unpredictable, unavoidable, and something to be endured.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
In fact, all modern weather radars are Doppler radars, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
The weather service said Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to a thunderstorm that occurred over a warned area.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
More modern methods for tracing birds include Doppler radar, satellite, and GPS tracking, and DNA analysis of feathers.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
His excitement grew when Doppler radar detected meteorites descending from the sky.
—Gillian Graham, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023
There are so many that the Doppler radar in Sterling, Virginia, could actually be picking them up.
—Mina Kaji, ABC News, 9 June 2021
Meteorologists currently pick up on tornadoes by using Doppler radar, which measures the rain, hail and winds within a storm.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, WSJ, 25 May 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near Doppler radar
Cite this Entry
“Doppler radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Doppler%20radar. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
Doppler radar
noun
: a radar system using the Doppler effect for measuring speed
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