Synonyms for
Sonar
Definition
Sonar is a device that uses sound waves to find objects underwater.
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Common collocations
- sonar system
- sonar pings
- sonar technology
- sonar equipment
- sonar detection
- sonar mapping
- sonar image
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Usage note
Sonar is primarily used as a noun referring to the technology or the sound waves it emits. The verb 'sonicate' exists but is less common and refers to the application of ultrasonic waves.
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Example sentences
- The ship's sonar detected a school of fish.
- Researchers use sonar to study the ocean floor.
- The navy uses sonar to detect enemy submarines.
- The sonar device sends out a sound wave and listens for the echo.
- Fishermen use sonar to locate schools of fish.
Quotes
The sonar ping is the sound of a soul seeking in the deep.
Sonar, radar, and satellites are our eyes and ears, our sentinels in space.
The ocean is not a quiet place, but it is a peaceful one. Despite all the sounds—waves crashing, whales singing, glaciers calving—there is a kind of silence, too. It is the silence of endless depth, a place where sonar has yet to chart.