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sonar

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Noun

a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
- sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
- asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee

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Synonyms:
echo sounder asdic

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