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FATHOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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))