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Meaning of asdic in English
Pronunciation
/ˈæzdɪk/
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Noun
asdic
Etymology
First World War: said to be an acronym from Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee
Definitions
1.
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
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