"sounding line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sounding lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sounding line (plural sounding lines)
  1. (nautical) A weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-sounding_line-en-noun-EDmQix1n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sounding line meaning in English (1.2kB)

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