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sofar

American  
[soh-fahr] / ˈsoʊ fɑr /

noun

  1. 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.

sofar British  
/ ˈsəʊfɑː /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of sofar

1945–50; so(und) f(ixing) a(nd) r(anging)

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That sofar, sir, ’as bin in my family for three generations.

From Charlie to the Rescue by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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