asdic
as·dic
noun \ˈaz-(ˌ)dik\Definition of ASDIC
chiefly British
: sonar
Origin of ASDIC
from asdics underwater echo ranging, probably from Anti-Submarine Division (British Admiralty department 1916–18) + -ics
First Known Use: 1939
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