[{"word":"pingers","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken."},{"definition":"A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration."},{"definition":"A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application."},{"definition":"A user of a ping program; one who pings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there."},{"definition":"An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That was a great party. Everyone took a pinger or two."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pinger","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pingers"]}]