ASDIC


Meaning of ASDIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaz-(ˌ)dik ]

noun

Etymology: from asdics underwater echo ranging, probably from A nti- S ubmarine D ivision (British Admiralty department 1916-18) + -ics

Date: 1939

chiefly British : sonar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.