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Definition of "echolocate" [echolocate]

  • To locate by means of echolocation. (verb)

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Use "echolocate" in a sentence
  • "Dolphins have this ability to echolocate by sonar, very similar to bats."
  • "The Senses Just A Click Away Researchers have confirmed that some blind people are able to "echolocate"—that is, to track objects near them by making clicks and interpreting the echoes, much as dolphins and bats do."
  • "He was tested along with a 27-year-old who had been blind for 13 years and was also able to echolocate (though not as well) and with two control subjects (who had no such skill)."
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