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sonar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blare verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  • sonar noun A method of locating objects underwater by sending out sound waves and reading the echoes that bounce back.
  • sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.

Senses

sonar is used for these senses in English:

  • blare To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
  • ring a bell (informal, idiom) To seem at least vaguely familiar.
  • sonar (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.

blare — full definition

  1. verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  2. noun A loud, harsh noise.

sonar — full definition

  1. noun A method of locating objects underwater by sending out sound waves and reading the echoes that bounce back.
  2. noun The equipment that produces and reads this kind of underwater echo signal.

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