sonar
noun
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
sonars
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pluralof sonar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mayer and other scientists argued that emerging technologies, especially multibeam sonars that produce detailed 3D images, offered an unprecedented opportunity to document little known sea floors off the U.S.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2024
Using a variety of sonars and two remotely operated vehicles — Deep Discoverer and Serios — researchers aboard the ship are mapping and collecting samples from areas along the Aleutian Trench and Gulf of Alaska.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
National Marine Fisheries Service that concluded the Navy had "killed at least six whales in an accident involving common ship-based sonars."
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023
Could searchers’ sonars have already missed wreckage of Flight 370 in remote Indian Ocean?
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2015
Because of their sonar-blinding systems, Tom realized there was a chance of the ships losing contact with one another—especially if their analyzer sonars developed trouble.
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey
