asdic

  • 21asdic — n. device used for underwater detection of submarines …

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  • 22Asdic — [ azdɪk] noun chiefly Brit. an early form of sonar used to detect enemy submarines. Origin First World War: acronym from Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee …

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  • 23asdic — as·dic …

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  • 24asdic — [[t]ˈæz dɪk[/t]] n. naut. brit. mil navig. sonar • Etymology: 1935–40; A(nti )S(ubmarine) D(etection) I(nvestigation) C(ommittee) …

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  • 25asdic — /ˈæzdɪk / (say azdik) noun a device to determine the presence and location of objects under water by measuring the direction and return time of a sound echo. {A(llied) S(ubmarine) D(etection) I(nvestigation) C(ommittee)} …

  • 26ASDIC — aeronaut. abbr. Anti Submarine Detection Investigation Committee aeronaut. abbr. Armed Services Documents Intelligence Center milit. abbr. Anti Submarine Detection Investigation Committee milit. abbr. Armed Service Documents Intelligence Center… …

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  • 27asdic — n. an early form of echo sounder. Etymology: initials of Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee …

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  • 28asdic sonar — device for detecting underwater objects by means of sound waves …

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  • 29Anti Submarine Detection Investigation Committee — ASDIC ist eigentlich die Abkürzung für Anti Submarine Detection Investigation Committee, wird aber meist als Bezeichnung für ein von diesem entwickeltes Ortungssystems zum Aufspüren getauchter U Boote, einen Vorläufer des Sonars, verwendet.… …

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  • 30dic — asdic syndic …

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