"sondage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/ [UK] Forms: sondages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French sondage (“survey, sounding”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|sondage||survey, sounding}} French sondage (“survey, sounding”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sondage (plural sondages)
  1. (archaeology) A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench. Categories (topical): Archaeology Translations (test excavation): koekaivaus (Finnish), sondeo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sondage-en-noun-cNTsJvHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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