noun
- plural of sonar; systems that use sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater
Usage: nautical; military
Examples
- The submarine’s sonars detected an underwater obstacle.
- Modern naval vessels are equipped with advanced sonars.
- The research ship used multiple sonars to map the ocean floor.
- Military sonars can track enemy submarines from great distances.
- Commercial fishing boats rely on sonars to locate schools of fish.
- The sonars revealed a shipwreck lying on the seabed.