mapping radar

mapping radar

[′map·iŋ ‚rā‚där] (navigation) Radar carried on an aircraft as an aid to navigation, which displays on a cathode-ray tube imagery of the ground in the vicinity of the aircraft.

mapping radar

Radar carried on an aircraft as an aid to navigation, which displays on a cathode-ray tube imagery of the ground in the vicinity of the aircraft. See also ground mapping mod.