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echo sounding
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echo sounding [′ek·ō ‚sau̇nd·iŋ]
(engineering)
Determination of the depth of water by measuring the time interval between emission of a sonic or ultrasonic signal and the return of its echo from the sea bottom.
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Echosounding ships repeating previous mapping tracks also recorded a difference in the depth of the sea-floor where the lava flow had erupted.
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