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echo sounder

DEFINITIONS OF: echo sounder

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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

Synonyms:
asdic, sonar
Type of:
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system
instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
navigational instrument
an instrument used for navigating
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