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sonobuoys

sonobuoys is the plural of sonobuoy.

Meaning of sonobuoy

Noun

sonobuoy (plural sonobuoys)

  1. A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).

Questions about sonobuoys

What is sonobuoys the plural of?
Sonobuoys is the plural of sonobuoy.

Words near sonobuoys in the dictionary

  1. sonoarthrographic
  2. sonoarthrography
  3. sonobioreactor
  4. sonobioreactors
  5. sonobuoy
  6. sonobuoys
  7. sonocardiography
  8. sonocatalysis
  9. sonocatalyst
  10. sonocatalysts
  11. sonocatalytic

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