radar gun

noun

: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object

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The device operates much like a radar gun, but for underwater analysis, according to KENS5. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025 The South Dakota native is 6-foot-4, 246 pounds and has hit 101 mph on the radar gun. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025 The big Red Sox left-hander dialed it up even more and hit 100 mph on the radar gun twice, surpassing his previous season-high from the prior at bat. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025 Chapman is still regularly topping 100 mph on the radar gun, and his 103.8 mph fastball to Texas’ Blaine Crim on May 7 was the second fastest pitch thrown in MLB so far this season and the fastest by any Red Sox pitcher in the Statcast era. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for radar gun

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radar gun was in 1977

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“Radar gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radar%20gun. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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radar gun

noun
: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object
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