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echolocation
ech·o·lo·ca·tion [ èkō lō káysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
location by sound: a means of locating an object based on an emitted sound and the reflection back from it, used naturally by some animals, e.g. bats, and electronically by humans
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