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elephant cage

elephant cage
 n.— «The AN/FLR-9 Countermeasures Receiving System, an excellent example of a Wullenweber DF array. This array, commonly called an “Elephant Cage,” is 900 feet in diameter.» —by Joseph D. Moell, Thomas N. Curlee Transmitter Hunting June 1, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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