sonar
noun
Meaning
- nounArtificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
Example:
They were able to detect the sunken wreck using sonar.
- nounA device that provides such echolocation.
Example:
They finally bought a new sonar to replace the 40-year-old unit that sometimes didn't work right.
- nounAny echolocation.
Example:
Submarines and bats both use sonar to navigate.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Common
- #1,303 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 96% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None