Huff-Duff
[ huhf-duhf ]
/ ˈhʌfˌdʌf /
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noun
a method used by the Allies in World War II for locating enemy submarines and other naval or land targets through simultaneous bearings on their radio transmissions.
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Origin of Huff-Duff
Vocalization of the abbreviation h.f.d.f. for high-frequency direction finder
Words nearby Huff-Duff
huevos rancheros, Huey, Hueytown, huff, huff and puff, Huff-Duff, huffing, huffish, huffy, Hufuf, hug
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