pinger

British  

/ ˈpɪŋə /

noun

1. a device that makes a pinging sound, esp one that can be preset to ring at a particular time

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Example Sentences

A high-frequency acoustic pinger would be even more efficient, as this would provide directional accuracy to home onto a distressed submersible.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

Usually, an underwater vehicle will have a device called a pinger that can correspond with the surface and make it easier to locate, Dzieciuch said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

According to the statement, three days of searching yielded no pinger signal and that piece of equipment was withdrawn and a side-scanning sonar system, called Orion, was then deployed.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2015

Bluefin-21 takes six times longer than a towed pinger locator - used to detect the black box signals - to cover a similar area, and the two devices cannot be used at the same time.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2014

Ne pinger ne scolpir fin più che queti L'anima volta a quell' amor divino Ch'aperse a prender noi in croce le braccia.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell