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fathometers

fathometers is the plural of fathometer.

Meaning of fathometer

Noun

fathometer (plural fathometers)

  1. A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
    • A Fathometer is just a vertical echo-ranger; its pings would sound the same and could drive a submarine out of position just as effectively as horizontal echo-ranging and might even make a contact.1977, Richard O'Kane, Clear the Bridge: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang, Ballantine Books, published 2003, page 347

Questions about fathometers

What is fathometers the plural of?
Fathometers is the plural of fathometer.

Words near fathometers in the dictionary

  1. fathomed
  2. fathomer
  3. fathomers
  4. fathomes
  5. fathometer
  6. fathometers
  7. fathoming
  8. fathomless
  9. fathomlessly
  10. fathomlessness
  11. fathomly

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