sofar
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
Origin of sofar
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How to use sofar in a sentence
According to media reports, the poor guy is a husband helping his so-far anonymous photographer wife in an art project.
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The so-far stilted public conversation could use additional voices of expertise.
Christie's job should have been to sell a so-far-unsmitten country on Romney.
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The departing sun streamed slantingly across the so-far empty stage, where a few white grass stems shivered.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamIn-so-far as it actually does serve it may claim and expect love, recognition, and support—but no further.
The Making of a Country Parish | Harlow S. (Harlow Spencer) MillsI was amused to see two French policemen rush out of a café and fire their revolvers at the so-far-away speck.
The Note-Book of an Attache | Eric Fisher WoodI ran on; it was growing late, and the Manor ever-so-far off.
Johnny Ludlow. First Series | Mrs. Henry WoodIn the not-so-far-off you will be happy that you have done all for her you love.
Dracula | Bram Stoker
British Dictionary definitions for sofar
/ (ˈsəʊfɑː) /
a system for determining a position at sea, esp that of survivors of a disaster, by exploding a charge underwater at that point. The times taken for the shock waves to travel through the water to three widely separated shore stations are used to calculate their position
Origin of sofar
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with sofar
Also, thus far. Up to this point, as in So far we haven't seen him in the crowd, or They've made very little progress on their report thus far. [c. 1300]
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