radar gun

noun

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

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Skubal retired 15 consecutive batters, hit 101 on the radar gun in the second inning and didn’t have a three-ball count until the fifth inning. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Sale hit at least 99 mph on the radar gun on 12 of his 97 pitches. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 At 19, the right-hander already reaches 100 mph on the radar gun. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 That instant readout traces back to 1991, when IBM first brought serve-speed radar to the Championships, planting radar guns behind the baselines. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for radar gun

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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

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