Local English word record

echo sounder

noun · 1 sense

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

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  • sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
  • asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee

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Synonyms

sonar, asdic

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