elephant cage n. a large antenna array surrounded by a circular fence. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
elephant cage n.— «You probably wouldn’t expect to find an elephant cage on an air base, but Elmendorf Air Base in Alaska has something like one—although there are no elephants in this cage. This is, in fact, a “AN/FLR-9 Circularly...
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...
elephant cage n.— «On base is a maze of wire and steel rods laid out over an area larger than a football field. Local people call it “the elephant cage.” It houses one of the most important intelligence-gathering operations...
elephant cage n.— «A structure similar to a fence of tall steel posts stands out in the distance. “We call that the elephant cage,” an officer says. It is the property of the 6921st Security Wing, a high-power electronic...
elephant cage n.— «The 6,000 U.S. servicemen and women stationed at Misawa Air Base spend a lot of time thinking about North Korea. Eavesdroppers in a top-secret listening post at the base likely target the Stalinist nation with their...