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DEW line definition

☆ DEW line (do̵̅o̅, dyo̵̅o̅)

a line of radar stations near the 70th parallel in North America, maintained by Canada and the United States, intended to give warning of hostile aircraft or missiles

Etymology: D(istant) E(arly) W(arning)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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