echo sounding

/ˌɛkoʊ ˌsaʊndɪŋ/
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Definitions of echo sounding
  1. noun
    determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
    synonyms: echolocation
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    type of:
    fix, localisation, localization, locating, location
    a determination of the place where something is
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