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foxer

foxer noun: an acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.

Noun

foxer (plural foxers)

  1. (historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.

Forms of foxer

pluralfoxers

Origin of foxer

Originally the code name for a British-built version of the device.

Questions about foxer

What does foxer mean?
Foxer means an acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
What part of speech is foxer?
Foxer is a noun.
What is the plural of foxer?
The plural of foxer is foxers.

Words near foxer in the dictionary

  1. Foxean
  2. foxed
  3. foxeh
  4. Foxell
  5. foxen
  6. foxer
  7. foxers
  8. foxery
  9. foxes
  10. foxes guarding the henhouse
  11. foxes in henhouses

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