sonar
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They use sonar to scan the bottom of the ocean for mines without putting sailors at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"We watched them, we were able to track them, we dropped sonar buoys to demonstrate to them that we were monitoring every hour of their operation."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
It can contain a sonar array that detects passing vessels, helping to monitor chokepoints or port entrances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
He thought it possible that mistakes by inexperienced sonar operators could account for the reports of enemy torpedoes.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Earth Science - Middle School
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