pinger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Many underwater vehicles are fitted with an acoustic device, often called a pinger, which emits sounds that can be detected underwater by rescuers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
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
Navy has also dispatched a pinger locater, which is designed to be towed behind a vessel and listens for the signals emitted by the aircraft’s voice and data recorders, known as black boxes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2014
When planes go down in the ocean, a pinger attached to the black box sends out a signal that sounds like a grandfather clock ticking for about 30 days before its battery dies.
From Washington Post
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