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Definition: sonar
sonar
n : 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
anti-submarine detection investigation committee [syn:
echo sounder
,
asdic]