Associations to the word «Sonar»
Noun
- Ship
- Squid
- Ocean
- Sturgeon
- Iceberg
- Diving
- Recorder
- Kelvin
- Imagery
- Soybean
- Offender
- Convoy
- Brahman
- Kingfisher
- Solubility
- Installation
- Laser
- Casing
- Cruise
- Mines
- Uss
- Blackwood
- Mammal
- Fathom
- Flare
- Boat
- Tile
- Bunting
- Key
- System
- Skipper
- Knot
- Stork
- Intercept
- Optic
- Armament
- Newport
- Anti
- Normal
- Leyte
- Range
- Stern
- Hms
- Receiver
- Tomography
- Drone
- Dived
- Monitor
- Sparrow
- Topography
- Diesel
- Boyle
- Signature
- Repair
- Vibration
- Pitt
- Processor
- Wessex
- Baba
- Strut
- Disposal
- Prism
- Conditioning
- Atlas
- Hangar
- Exercise
- Petty
- Tori
- Intercom
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SONAR, noun. (nautical) echolocation
SONAR, noun. (nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.
SONAR, noun. Abbreviation of sound navigation and ranging.
Dictionary definition
SONAR, noun. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.