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S0535600 (sō′fär′)n. A system for determining the position of survivors lost at sea by which an explosion is set off underwater, the time needed for the waves to reach three different locations is calculated, and the position of the explosion is ascertained by triangulation.

[so(und) f(ixing) a(nd) r(anging).]

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(ˈsəʊfɑː) n (Navigation) a system for determining a position at sea, esp that of survivors of a disaster, by exploding a charge underwater at that point. The times taken for the shock waves to travel through the water to three widely separated shore stations are used to calculate their position[C20: from so(und) f(ixing) a(nd) r(anging)]

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[′sō‚fär] (navigation) A system of fixing a position at sea by exploding a charge under water, measuring the time for the shock waves to travel through water to three widely separated shore stations, and calculating the position of the explosive by triangulation; the explosive can be dropped from a lifeboat by survivors of air or sea disasters. Derived from sound fixing and ranging.

SOFAR

Acronym	Definition
SOFAR➣Sound Fixing and Ranging (US DoD)
SOFAR➣Sound Fixing and Ranging
SOFAR➣Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists (Cambridge, MA)
SOFAR➣State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic
SOFAR➣Southampton Framework for Agent Research (University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science; England, UK)
SOFAR➣South Fork of the American River (whitewater river; California)