No. 5,996 in Dutch
radar
A system for detecting objects, measuring their distance, and tracking their movement using radio waves.
In a sentence
De radar op het schip detecteert naderende stormen.
The radar on the ship detects approaching storms.
Here, 'radar' is used as a technical device for detecting elements at a distance.
Zijn vernieuwende ideeën kwamen pas later op mijn radar.
His innovative ideas only came to my radar later.
In this sentence, 'radar' is used figuratively to represent awareness or perception.
Het vliegtuig vliegt buiten het bereik van onze radar.
The airplane flies out of the range of our radar.
In this context, 'radar' is again used as an actual device but with a spatial limitation indicated.
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