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Definition of Sonobuoys
1. sonobuoy [n] - See also: sonobuoy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonobuoys
Literary usage of Sonobuoys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desertby Richard L. Weaver by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"... and use of Naval sonobuoys (as the Watson Lab acoustical sensors had not yet
arrived). They also launched what they called "service flights. ..."
2. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"By now it was dark in the South China Sea, and the carrier's remaining S-3B—after
dropping more than a dozen sonobuoys to the west and having heard ..."
3. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy by James H. Noyes (1982)
"sonobuoys and sound signals are launched from within the cabin. Maximum mission
radius at 135000 Ibs. is 2383 miles. C-130H HERCULES. ..."
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