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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
How To Use asdic In A Sentence
- The asdic operator could also train the oscillator in a horizontal plane and thus the combined system at last made feasible the accurate location of a submerged submarine in terms of both range and bearing from the equipment.
- asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee
- The creeping attack insured that the first assault would come without warning because the enemy would not pick up the asdic of the first ship right above her.
- A U-boat's hiding below the freezing, horribly injured crew of a tanker they've just torpedoed and Coward's destroyer has sped in to rescue them... then discovers the sub on ASDIC. Crooks and Liars
- Establishment (ASEE), where he was involved with the development of asdic, an early form of sonar, and then for the Admiralty Signals Establishment (ASE). The Guardian World News
- Intent on getting a definite asdic signal before asking for air support, Jakey steered nearer to the Island.
- All depends whether he was depending on the transmitting bug or the Asdic or both to keep tabs on us. SAN ANDREAS
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- The second Netherlands submarine, K.XI, arrived in Fremantle on March 22, 1945 after spending most of the war as an asdic training submarine for the British and Indian navies.
- I mean I'm also thinking of Japanese and I guess, Idaho and so on from a manual differentiation there, but in so called normal times, if they exist, is there a flow of chassis for asdic or is it fairly steady? Pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator