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sonarman

Meaning of "sonarman" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SONARMAN

ˈsəʊnɑːmən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SONARMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sonarman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SONARMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sonar technician

Sonar technician is a United States Navy occupational rating. STs are responsible for underwater surveillance. They assist in safe navigation and aid in search, rescue and attack operations. They operate and repair sonar equipment. STs track underwater threats and send tracks to fire control operator for further evaluation and or destruction. Sonar technicians are separated into two categories, STG who are on surface ships and STS who operate on submarines. Sonar technicians are often referred to as "ping jockeys" on board vessels, after the sound of active sonar.

Definition of sonarman in the English dictionary

The definition of sonarman in the dictionary is a sonar operator.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SONARMAN

Amon · barman · Brahman · carman · demon · demons · foreman · Forman · freeman · german · harman · Hermann · human · Jarman · Naman · Newman · Norman · ramen · sermon · Sherman

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SONARMAN

son of a gun · son of God · Son of Man · son-in-law · sonance · sonancy · sonant · sonantal · sonantic · sonar · sonata · sonata form · sonatina · sonce · sondage · sonde · sondeli · sonder · Sondheim · sone

WORDS THAT END LIKE SONARMAN

airman · alderman · anchorman · cellarman · chairman · Doberman · firman · fisherman · letterman · mortarman · repairman · shearman · spearman · spiderman · superman · Swiss-German · vice-chairman · warman · wasserman · waterman

Synonyms and antonyms of sonarman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sonarman» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SONARMAN

Find out the translation of sonarman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sonarman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sonarman» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

声纳兵
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sonarista
570 millions of speakers
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English

sonarman
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

sonarman
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sonarman
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

sonarman
278 millions of speakers
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sonarman
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

sonarman
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

opérateur sonar
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Anak lelaki
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Sonar
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

sonarman
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

sonarman
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sonarman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sonarman
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

sonarman
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सोनमर्मन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sonarman
70 millions of speakers
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sonarman
65 millions of speakers
pl

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sonarman
50 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Ukrainian

sonarman
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

sonarman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sonarman
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonarman
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sonarman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sonarman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sonarman

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SONARMAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sonarman
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sonarman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SONARMAN»

Discover the use of sonarman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sonarman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sonarman's War: A Memoir of Submarine Chasing and Mine ...
"This memoir is an intimate and often irreverent account of one man's coming of age during World War II. This memoir is drawn not only from memory, but from the author's surviving diaries from the conflicts, daily logs of the three ships ...
H.G. Jones, 2010
2
A Check List for Use by a Trainer-evaluator to Assess ...
The development, feasibility, value and implementation of the Test Equipment Trainer-Evaluator Check List for Sonarmen are discussed.
ALVIN J. ABRAMS, EDWARD J. PICKERING, BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL WASHINGTON D C., 1962
3
Popular Mechanics
Let's step into the shoes of a sonarman and slip on his jacket with its distinctive headphone insignia. As a sonarman you've had months of training at the U. S. Navy Sound School at San Diego, New London or Key West. Now you have come ...
4
Reflections of a WWII Navy Sonarman
In this book, it is my desire to share a few of those experiences with you. Now that I am in my nineties, it seems expedient for me to get these thoughts and experiences on paper.
Paul Ness, 2014
5
United States of America Congressional Record
Thomas Edward, Electronics Technician Third Class Cummings, Francis Michael, Sonarman Second Class Dabruzzi, Samuel Joseph, Electronics Technician Second Class Davison, Clyde Elcott, III, Electronics Technician Third Class Day,  ...
6
Use of Automated Instruction in Review Mathematics for the ...
Three of the areas covered in the mathematics review were programed. (Author).
Eugenia N. Kemp, NAVAL PERSONNEL RESEARCH ACTIVITY SAN DIEGO CALIF., 1964
7
Cold Is the Sea
There was no further underwater noise to note, and after a few minutes the sonarman took up his log book. It had all happened at the same time, 0612 according to the ship's clock on the bulkhead. He began to compose a single laborious ...
Edward Latimer Beach, 2004
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A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, ...
She couldn't launch a boat—the seas were too high—but her men threw lines over the sides, and Davis crewmen on a raft had just reached one when the Flaherty's sonarman, who had his equipment running again, said he'd picked up a ...
Richard Snow, 2010
9
Wood Made Flesh: The Twelfth Imam
Seven miles above the surface, the captain ofthe USS Bluegillhad ordered the sonarman to conduct acoustic listening on the ocean floor. The chiefsonarman was documenting all information both on tape and on the spectrum analyzer.
Paul M. Perkins, 2011
10
Haya Safari
Gus Feller — until this morning when his discharge had been finalized, Sonarman First Class Feller, Otis A. — had, since leaving the Naval Recruit Training Depot, Great Lakes, Illinois, the day after his eighteenth birthday in 1943 , been ...
H. J. Popowski, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SONARMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sonarman is used in the context of the following news items.
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James W. Keller, Lewes Yacht Club member
He was a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve where he proudly served as a Sonarman Second Class onboard the U.S.S. Eaton DDE-510 stationed in Norfolk, Va. «Cape Gazette, Jun 15»
2
James C. Lineback
Jim served in the United States Navy from 1951-1955 as a Sonarman, and served aboard Navy destroyers USS Cotton and USS Ammen. He served i1,1 the ... «Bend Bulletin, May 15»
3
Back Roads: WWII survivor still wonders, 'Why me?'
To tell that story to more people, Ness wrote a book called "Reflections of a WW II Navy Sonarman." When you read it, you won't get page after page of combat, ... «Post-Bulletin, May 15»
4
Sonar Technicians detect, track, classify
Originally known as the sonarman rating, STSs had humble beginnings. “It was essentially putting sound out in the water, and just hoping to God it came back to ... «Florida Times-Union, Mar 15»
5
Roger Wayne Hurst
Roger volunteered for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War serving as a Sonarman. Survivors include two brothers, James Hurst, of Hartford, Ronnie Hurst ... «Ohio County Monitor, Mar 15»
6
Stowers appointed to fill Council vacancy
Stowers served in the U.S. Navy as a Sonarman 3rd Class on a nuclear submarine from 1964 to 1968. He also served in the U.S. Air National Guard from 1975 ... «Akron Hometowner, Oct 14»
7
The Gulf of Tonkin Events: 50 Years Later
Some months later, while in the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, I happened to meet the chief sonarman of what I later recalled as the Maddox, although I did not ... «The New American, Mar 14»
8
Hunting for Red October: Remembering Tom Clancy
Jones, the American sonarman who finds the Red October in the vast North Atlantic, is a skinny Caltech dropout who's trained his ears by listening to Bach; Bart ... «The Millions, Oct 13»
9
Thresher victim, a young father, remembered
He was also a salt-seasoned Navy veteran who enlisted in 1947 after graduating from high school and served as a sonarman aboard nine different submarines ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jan 13»
10
James Lynn Coffman
Mr. Coffman was a 1951 graduate of Kenwood High School and served in the Navy as a sonarman aboard the destroyer USS Purdy from 1953 to 1957. «Baltimore Sun, Dec 09»
REFERENCE
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