Foxer
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foxer is a noun meaning (military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
Meaning
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
Word Forms
- foxers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include towfish, fish, sounder, torpedoer, echosounder, sonobuoy.
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