Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radar trap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: radar -trap
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roadside location, manned by police or similar officials, where a device that emits a radar beam is used to monitor the speeds of motor vehicles in order to apprehend motorists in violation of the speed limit.

Example Sentences

"In Rochester, after Kenneth Butters complained about fast driving along Woodbine Avenue, police set up a radar trap and nabbed five speeders, including Butters."
"He had been allegedly clocked by a mobile radar trap on the M2 at Winston Hills at 120kmh in a 100kmh zone."

Inflected Forms

radar traps (plural)

Phrases

radar detector radar gun

Frequently Paired Words

radar detector radar gun

Questions

What does radar trap mean?: A roadside location, manned by police or similar officials, where a device that emits a radar beam is used to monitor the speeds of motor vehicles in order to apprehend motorists in violation of the speed limit.

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