: a device for producing pulses of sound (as for marking an underwater site or detecting an underwater object)
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When scientists tested pingers on orcas, the whales became familiar with the devices in less than five days, rendering them ineffective as deterrents, said de Stephanis.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
Many underwater vehicles are fitted with an acoustic device, often called a pinger, which emits sounds that can be detected underwater by rescuers.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 20 June 2023
Fishtek invented the banana pinger.
—Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
In a landscape of lad-esque masculine Britpop, the Spice Girls were a tonic, a shot of vodka, a slice of lime, and half a pinger.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 5 May 2021
The nets are monitored and have electronic pingers to warn away whales, dolphins and other creatures, but people argue that they should be removed during whale migration season, which starts in mid-June.
—David Williams, CNN, 28 June 2019
Kept that midfield ticking calmly, slotted some peaches of balls in behind numerous times, opened the play up with some nice 40 yard pingers, was defensively sound.
—SI.com, 19 June 2018
The starstruck researchers took blood samples, checked the shark for parasites, implanted an acoustic pinger in its gut, and even performed an ultrasound—all within 15 minutes and without tranquilizers or anesthetics.
—Peter Brannen, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2013
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
Many underwater vehicles are fitted with an acoustic device, often called a pinger, which emits sounds that can be detected underwater by rescuers.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 20 June 2023
Fishtek invented the banana pinger.
—Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
In a landscape of lad-esque masculine Britpop, the Spice Girls were a tonic, a shot of vodka, a slice of lime, and half a pinger.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 5 May 2021
The nets are monitored and have electronic pingers to warn away whales, dolphins and other creatures, but people argue that they should be removed during whale migration season, which starts in mid-June.
—David Williams, CNN, 28 June 2019
Kept that midfield ticking calmly, slotted some peaches of balls in behind numerous times, opened the play up with some nice 40 yard pingers, was defensively sound.
—SI.com, 19 June 2018
The starstruck researchers took blood samples, checked the shark for parasites, implanted an acoustic pinger in its gut, and even performed an ultrasound—all within 15 minutes and without tranquilizers or anesthetics.
—Peter Brannen, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2013
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“Pinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinger. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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