radar tower
Airport surveillance structure
A radar tower is a tall structure supporting radar equipment, typically at airports or military installations.
The height allows radar antennas to scan the surrounding airspace without obstruction from buildings or terrain.
The radar tower tracked incoming aircraft from fifty miles out.
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- airportAviation passenger facility
- controlAuthority to direct
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- scannerDevice that reads data
dish · sweep · rotating · military · coastal defense · airfield · surveillance · early warning system · blip · screen · detection · aviation · flight · flight path · weather · weather station · dome · tracking
detection method
radar towerlighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
beacon · signal fire · lookout tower · light tower · navigation light
detection/visibility method
radar towerlighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
beacon · signal fire · warning light · foghorn · buoy