"passive radar" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} passive radar (uncountable)
  1. A receive-only radar that uses ambient radio signals for search, tracking, surveillance, identification, guidance and mapping. Wikipedia link: passive radar Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-passive_radar-en-noun-Mk0x56A3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Radar

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