Definition of echo sounder Echo sounder
ech•o sound•er
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What does echo sounder mean?
WordNet
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| echo sounder - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" | ||
| sonar, asdic | ||
| measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | ||
| navigational instrument an instrument used for navigating | ||
| pigboat, u-boat, sub, submarine a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | ||
| pinger a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar | ||
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Wiktionary 
- echo sounder (Noun)
A sonar device used for echo sounding .
