"drop off the radar" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-drop off the radar.ogg [Australia] Forms: drops off the radar [present, singular, third-person], dropping off the radar [participle, present], dropped off the radar [participle, past], dropped off the radar [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop off the radar (third-person singular simple present drops off the radar, present participle dropping off the radar, simple past and past participle dropped off the radar)
  1. (idiomatic) To vanish or fall into obscurity. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: drop off the map Related terms: off the radar, under the radar
    Sense id: en-drop_off_the_radar-en-verb-~hP~BnPX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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