According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
sonar, echo sounder, asdic
(noun) a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; “sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging”; “asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Former codename during development, from ASD (Anti-Submarine Division). Sometimes erroneously explained as "Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee".
ASDIC (uncountable)
(historical) sonar
• acids, ascid, cadis, caids, sadic
Source: Wiktionary
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.