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Sofar

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Word	Definition
sounder	Something or someone who makes a sound.
echo soundernoun	A sonar device used for echo sounding
echo soundingnoun	The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water.
sonarnoun	(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.
sounding	Emitting a sound.
sonobuoynoun	(nautical, military) A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).
depth soundernoun	A device using echo sounding to measure the depth of a body of water
sounding linenoun	(nautical) A weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.
echosoundernoun	Alternative form of echo sounder. [A sonar device used for echo sounding]
echosoundingnoun	Alternative form of echo sounding. [The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water.]
leadlinenoun	A leash or strap for leading an animal.
shootnoun	The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
sealinenoun	The coastline, seaboard.
seamarknoun	A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.
doppler sonarnoun	A form of sonar that uses the Doppler effect to detect moving underwater objects; used especially by fishermen.
soundomenoun	Part of a fishfinder system, a dome that contains the sonar transducer.
sea-lightnoun	A light on the seacoast to warn or guide boats.
acousticolateralisnoun	(ichthyology) A system of hearing and vibration detection in fishes.
foxernoun	(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
mesoscaphenoun	A submersible submarine designed for drifting on sea currents in the middle depth layers of the ocean.