"fathometer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fathometers [plural]
Etymology: fathom (“nautical length measurement used for depth”) + -meter Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fathom|meter|gloss1=nautical length measurement used for depth}} fathom (“nautical length measurement used for depth”) + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} fathometer (plural fathometers)
  1. (nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Nautical Translations (depth finder): kaikuluotain (Finnish), kaiku (Finnish), fatometer (Indonesian), fatometer (Malay)

Inflected forms

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