sofar bombs

A form of sofar bomb — A device (usually an imploding metal sphere or an explosive charge fuzed to explode at depth) which sinks in the ocean and creates a loud, low-frequency sound when it enters the sofar channel; used to determine the location of sunken vessels.

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Meanings

sofar bombs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sofar bomb

SOFAR bombs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of SOFAR bomb
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