sound ranging

NOUN
13 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sound ranging is a valid 13-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1N1D2R1A1N1G2I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does sound ranging mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions.