sonar
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The bass society limits sonar users to one transducer, while viewing screens can’t have a diameter of more than 55 inches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The team says this is the first time sonar mapping and satellite imagery have been brought together in this way to examine Lough Neagh and "attempt to quantify the range of potential impacts".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
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
In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
His sonar had guided him to an uncovered spot in the floor.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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