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sonar

[soh-nahr] / ˈsoʊ nɑr /




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Learning forward-facing sonar became essential, says Drew Cook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The kids have been all right, continuing their success in tournaments with forward-facing sonar, and holding their own in tournaments without it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Last month, explorers discovered the ruins of the Douglas DC-4 aircraft using an autonomous sonar drone that detected the aircraft's fuselage and tail.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Coast Guard and other partners, conducted a grid search for the vessel, which is believed to be about 120 feet deep in a rocky seabed, using boat-mounted sonar platforms and other tools.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It was in 1967 that Dr. Edgerton used side-scan sonar to help Andrew McKee find the long-sought-for Mary Rose.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

“You use sonars to verify ranges and they might have been testing the sonar or working out the echo strength of the sonar,” the source told The Times.

From Washington Times Nov. 19, 2023

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

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




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