Underwater detector Crossword Clue

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Underwater detector Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNDERWATER (adjective)
1. beneath the surface of the water
2. growing or remaining under water
DETECTOR (noun)
1. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
2. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

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