side-scan sonar
noun
: a sonar that scans the ocean floor to the side of a ship's track and is used especially for mapping the ocean bottom
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Environmental police have deployed side-scan sonar to try to gather data and detect anomalies on the ocean floor, officials said.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
After two hours in their second pass, a large object crawled across the screen of Ehorn's Klein side-scan sonar.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Its senso suite includes side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, and multi-beam echo sounders, giving it excellent mapping and detection capability.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
That led to the development of Argo, which a video camera system and side-scan sonar that could then transmit images in real time to the Knorr.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
After two hours in their second pass, a large object crawled across the screen of Ehorn's Klein side-scan sonar.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Its senso suite includes side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, and multi-beam echo sounders, giving it excellent mapping and detection capability.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
That led to the development of Argo, which a video camera system and side-scan sonar that could then transmit images in real time to the Knorr.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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