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• (1) A device, normally consisting of three metallic surfaces or screens perpendicular to one another, designed to act as a radar target or marker. (2) In radar interpretation, an object that, by means of multiple reflections from smooth surfaces, produces a radar return of greater magnitude than might be expected from the physical size of the object.

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  Corner Reflector. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/corner-reflector.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Corner Reflector. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/corner-reflector (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Corner Reflector." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/corner-reflector.

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