active sonar
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|emissive type of Q133220}} A type of [[sonar#English:_Q133220|sonar]] that uses [[sound wave]]s generated by the sonar [[equipment]], as contrasted with a [[passive]] type that uses only sound waves originating from elsewhere.
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