Nautical. To employ the line and lead, or other appropriate means, in order to ascertain the depth of the sea, a channel, etc., or the nature of…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (intransitive)] > sound depth (4) soundc1485 Nautical. To employ the line and lead, or other appropriate means, in order to ascertain the depth of the sea, a channel, etc., or the nature of… to fly the blue pigeon1781 to fly the blue pigeon: (a) cant to steal lead (now historical); (b) Nautical slang to cast the sounding lead. lead1858 intransitive. Nautical. To use the lead; to take soundings. Subcategories:— reach bottom with sounding line (1) |
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