side-scan sonar

side–scan sonar

noun \-ˌskan-\

Definition of SIDE-SCAN SONAR

: a sonar that scans the ocean floor to the side of a ship's track and is used especially for mapping the ocean bottom

First Known Use of SIDE-SCAN SONAR

1967

Rhymes with SIDE-SCAN SONAR

binary star, budgerigar, conservatoire, Doppler radar, goût de terroir, Hubli-Dharwar, juniper tar, kala-azar, Kathiawar, Madagascar, multiple star, proseminar, radio car, radio star, Viña del Mar