sonar 
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 (Freq. 6) - sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging - asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee • Syn: echo sounder, asdic • Hypernyms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device, navigational instrument • Part Holonyms: submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat • Part Meronyms: pinger, pulse generator
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