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fly under the radar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
fly- un-der the radar
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.

Etymology

From military contexts, where aircraft would fly low to avoid being detected by radar.

Inflected Forms

flies under the radar (present, singular) flying under the radar (participle, present) flew under the radar (past) flown under the radar (participle, past)

Synonyms

slip under the radar

Questions

What does fly under the radar mean?
To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.
Where does fly under the radar come from?
From military contexts, where aircraft would fly low to avoid being detected by radar.

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