DEW line: Meaning and Definition of

DEW' line"

Pronunciation: (d, dy), [key]
  1. a 3000-mi. (4800–km)–long network of radar stations north of the Arctic Circle, maintained by the U.S. and Canada for providing advance warning of the approach of hostile planes, missiles, etc.
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