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sofar

so·far [ sṓ fr ]


noun 
Definition:
 
using sound to locate survivors: a way of locating survivors at sea by measuring the time it takes sound waves to reach three shore locations from an explosion set off underwater by the survivors

[Mid-20th century. Acronym <sound fixing and ranging]
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