FATHOMETER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves

Synonyms:

fathometer; sonic depth finder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fathometer" is a kind of...):

depth finder (navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar))

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