side-scan sonar
noun
ˈsīd-ˌskan- 
: a sonar that scans the ocean floor to the side of a ship's track and is used especially for mapping the ocean bottom
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Multiple agencies contributed to the search for Kiely over the last two weeks, including dive teams and swimmers who also scanned the lake with side-scan sonar, Brown said. 
Amir Vera And Kacey Cherry, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Caladan believes this is the deepest side-scan sonar ever installed and operated on a submersible, which makes this a significant technical feat, too. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2022 The search also involved the use of a bespoke side-scan sonar system built by Deep Ocean Search that is capable of operating at depths of up to 36,000 feet. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2022 To find the shipwreck, more than 2,500 miles of Lake Superior were mapped by the society last summer with Marine Sonic Technology using side-scan sonar, a sonar system for detecting and imaging objects on the seafloor. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022 Then the researchers took to the water with side-scan sonar to find the remains. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022 Sides surveyed rivers and lakes in and around town using side-scan sonar. Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 Bass and Panfish Club members armed with fish finders capable of down-scan and side-scan sonar went out with the researchers Tuesday and recorded a number of similar-sized objects. oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2021 In addition to incidental noise from the engine and the pinging of the ship’s side-scan sonar, a seismic air gun issued a loud underwater blast—producing a sound like a detonation—every eighty seconds. Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021 See More
Amir Vera And Kacey Cherry, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Caladan believes this is the deepest side-scan sonar ever installed and operated on a submersible, which makes this a significant technical feat, too. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2022 The search also involved the use of a bespoke side-scan sonar system built by Deep Ocean Search that is capable of operating at depths of up to 36,000 feet. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2022 To find the shipwreck, more than 2,500 miles of Lake Superior were mapped by the society last summer with Marine Sonic Technology using side-scan sonar, a sonar system for detecting and imaging objects on the seafloor. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022 Then the researchers took to the water with side-scan sonar to find the remains. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022 Sides surveyed rivers and lakes in and around town using side-scan sonar. Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 Bass and Panfish Club members armed with fish finders capable of down-scan and side-scan sonar went out with the researchers Tuesday and recorded a number of similar-sized objects. oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2021 In addition to incidental noise from the engine and the pinging of the ship’s side-scan sonar, a seismic air gun issued a loud underwater blast—producing a sound like a detonation—every eighty seconds. Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above