Navigation And Mapping Vocabulary

noun A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• The research team was able to home in on the exact location of the ancient artifact.
• I need to home in on a good place to eat for dinner tonight.
• Let's home in on the best spot to hang out this weekend.
• The detective was able to home in on the suspect's whereabouts.

noun a device that uses radio waves to detect the presence, direction, distance, and speed of objects such as aircraft, ships, and motor vehicles

• The radar system detected an incoming aircraft.
• The radar picked up a plane heading our way.
• The radar caught a blip on the screen.
• Her radar for detecting lies is always spot on.