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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sofar bomb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
so-far bomb
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device (usually an imploding metal sphere or an explosive charge fuzed to explode at depth) which sinks in the ocean and creates a loud, low-frequency sound when it enters the sofar channel; used to determine the location of sunken vessels.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of sofar bomb.

Inflected Forms

sofar bombs (plural)

Questions

What does sofar bomb mean?
A device (usually an imploding metal sphere or an explosive charge fuzed to explode at depth) which sinks in the ocean and creates a loud, low-frequency sound when it enters the sofar channel; used to determine the location of sunken vessels.

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