How to Use range finder in a Sentence

range finder

noun
  • The researchers added a range finder and a Wi-Fi sensor so the robot can avoid obstructions.
    Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • For now, Sergeant Pysanka is focused on learning the range finder.
    New York Times, 6 June 2022
  • Google’s driverless cars are equipped with video cameras, GPS units, radar sensors, and a laser range finder.
    Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
  • The laser beam would be reflected back to the range finder, which measured how long the beam’s round-trip took and translated that into distances that were accurate to within 6/100 of an inch per mile.
    Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
  • The cameras were trained at the road and activated by an array of ambient light sensors, range finders, and remote speedometers.
    Russell Brandom, The Verge, 5 June 2018
  • Without proper training, the same dilemma facing Sergeant Pysanka’s unit and their lone range finder will be pervasive on a much larger scale.
    New York Times, 6 June 2022
  • Optional attachments can holster your bear spray and range finder.
    Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Additionally, WildCat’s laser range finders gauge its distance above the ground.
    David Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Surveyors often used a compass, measuring tape or laser range finder and an inclinometer to record the direction, distance and slope of the passage.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Major automakers—along with upstarts such as Tesla and Uber—are racing to put self-driving cars on the road, leading to advances in enabling technologies such as laser range finders known as lidars.
    Michael Belfiore, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • Investigators also found body armor, range finders and a homemade gas mask.
    Adam Goldman and Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Concentrated, unfiltered sunlight can damage your single lens reflex camera’s sensor and cause eye damage when viewed through the optics of a range finder camera.
    Wsj Roundup, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017
  • When shopping for range finders for rifle hunting, maximum range of measurement becomes more critical.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2019
  • These range finder binoculars provide fast measurement up to 540 yards, are super lightweight and portable, sport a water-resistant body and come with basic essentials like a carrying pouch, CR2 battery and microfiber cleaning cloth.
    Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Other marine-binocular features might include a range finder or even stabilization technology, which makes higher-power glass (say above 7x magnification) more functional in the confines of a rocking boat.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2019

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