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diaphone

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ID 762717 Last modified 17.12.2024
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Domain maritime traffic; seaborne traffic
  • suruõhuga töötav seade laevadele udusignaalide andmiseks
  • compressed-air sound-signal apparatus used by coastal stations in foggy weather and emitting a low powerful note, each blast terminating with a sharp descending note termed "grunt"
diafoon
diaphone
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  • The first diaphone employed as a foghorn in the United States was at the Buffalo Breakwater North End Light Station in August 1914.

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