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asdic

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asdic [ˈæzdɪk]
n
(Electronics) an early form of sonar
[from A(nti-)S(ubmarine) D(etection) I(nvestigation) C(ommittee)]
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Noun1.asdic - 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 returnasdic - 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"
echo sounder, sonar
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
navigational instrument - an instrument used for navigating
pinger - a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
pulse generator - a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate
pigboat, submarine, U-boat, sub - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
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asdic
n → Echo(tiefen)lot nt
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These were used alongside radar and the improved Asdic equipment to more efficiently detect U-boats.
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The present ones are obsolete on the basis that they are vulnerable to sonar and Asdic resources and even radar and aircraft.
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HMS Lark, a sloop of the modified Black Swan class, picked up the unmistakable Asdic trace (Asdic being powerful sonar) of a U-boat while we were patrolling near Murmansk.
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