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Echo sounder   /ˈɛkoʊ sˈaʊndər/   Listen
Echo sounder

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: asdic, sonar.  "Asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"





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Words linked to "Echo sounder" :   measuring device, submarine, measuring instrument, measuring system, navigational instrument, pigboat, U-boat, sub, pinger, pulse generator


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