Definitions
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- noun 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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Establishment (ASEE), where he was involved with the development of asdic, an early form of sonar, and then for the Admiralty Signals Establishment (ASE).
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Establishment (ASEE), where he was involved with the development of asdic, an early form of sonar, and then for the Admiralty Signals Establishment (ASE).
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I mean I'm also thinking of Japanese and I guess, Idaho and so on from a manual differentiation there, but in so called normal times, if they exist, is there a flow of chassis for asdic or is it fairly steady?
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I mean I'm also thinking of Japanese and I guess, Idaho and so on from a manual differentiation there, but in so called normal times, if they exist, is there a flow of chassis for asdic or is it fairly steady?
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vega commented on the word asdic
I believe this is the old British name for sonar, which became obsolete after World War II.
February 17, 2008