First Known Use: 1939
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asdic
noun as·dic \ˈaz-(ˌ)dik\
Definition of ASDIC
chiefly British : sonar
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Origin of ASDIC
from asdics underwater echo ranging, probably from Anti-Submarine Division (British Admiralty department 1916–18) + -ics
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