sonar
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It can contain a sonar array that detects passing vessels, helping to monitor chokepoints or port entrances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"We watched them, we were able to track them, we dropped sonar buoys to demonstrate to them that we were monitoring every hour of their operation."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The scientists used high resolution sonar to produce a detailed map of the seafloor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
A sonobuoy is a combination of the words sonar and buoy and is an acoustic sensor used to detect underwater objects such as submarines.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
The term sonar is short for “sound navigation and ranging.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Earth Science - Middle School
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