sonar

Etymology

From SONAR, acronym of sound navigation and ranging. Coined by American scientist Frederick Vinton Hunt the 1940s.

noun

  1. (nautical) echolocation
  2. (nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.

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