Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
radar trap en · NOUN
Meanings
-
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.
In Rochester, after Kenneth Butters complained about fast driving along Woodbine Avenue, police set up a radar trap and nabbed five speeders, including Butters.
1956 September 10, “Miscellany”, in Time:He had been allegedly clocked by a mobile radar trap on the M2 at Winston Hills at 120kmh in a 100kmh zone.
2006 December 27, Dylan Welch, “Shots fired at bus and police”, in Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, retrieved 03 Jun 2013:
Forms
Hypernyms
speed trap
Relateds
radar gun · radar detector