sonar
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Is sonar a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.Examples: "They were able to detect the sunken wreck using sonar."Synonyms: ASDICuncountableusually
2. (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.Examples: "They finally bought a new sonar to replace the 40-year-old unit that sometimes didn't work right."countable
3. (loosely) Any echolocation.Examples: "Submarines and bats both use sonar to navigate."broadlycountableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary