Echo sounder
Echo sounder noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Echo sounder
Sonar is a synonym for echo sounder. In some cases you can use "Sonar" instead a noun phrase "Echo sounder".
Sonar
Sonar noun - 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.
Usage example: sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
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- asdic and echo sounder
- asdic and sonar
- fathometer and echo sounder
- fathometer and sonar
- sonic depth finder and echo sounder
- sonic depth finder and sonar
- measuring instrument and echo sounder
- measuring instrument and sonar
- measuring system and echo sounder
- measuring system and sonar
- measuring device and echo sounder
- measuring device and sonar
- echo-sounder and echo sounder
- echo-sounder and sonar
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