Word "ASDIC" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
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
Synonyms:
echo sounder, sonar
Examples:
asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee

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Naval detection system - captain having it returned The Times Mephisto 29 Jun 2025
Acid's formula for finding subs (5)
When detectives turn up with underwater detective apparatus?
Early form of sonar (5)
Echo-sounder, early form of sonar (5)
Initially a sea dog is convinced about how to find treasures under the sea (5)
"It's like sonar", said misguided conservative (5)
Early form of sonar used for submarine detection The Times Specialist 28 Oct 2024
Early sonar is defined by abridged dictionary (5)
Echo sounding device
Early echo sounder used to detect submarines The Times Specialist Sunday 16 Apr 2023
Early form of sonar used to detect submarines The Guardian Quick 12 Oct 2022
Spies about to steal extremely sophisticated device to detect submarines 
Echo sounder Canadiana 08 Aug 2022
Location finder, like the Even Shorter OED?
Echo sounder takes net revised distance
Worked mostly in army unit on Sonar
Supermarket bringing in charge for a detection device
Anterior part of cochlea on bats aids sonar
Sonar, an echo-sounder The Telegraph General Knowledge 19 Apr 2015
Sonar, to Brits
Submarine detector sounds like small boy
Early sonar, to Brits
Sonar
Sonar device
Sonar in Soho
Sonar, in England
British sub-detection apparatus
British sonar.
Sonar, British style.
British submarine detection device.
Antisubmarine device.
Sonar.
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