单词 | in or into, off soundings |
释义 | > as lemmasin or into, off (the) soundings a. In prepositional phrases, as in or into, off (the) soundings.The form sowdyng of the earliest examples also occurs in 1495 under sounding-lead n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > depth of water > place where soundings can be taken sounding14.. soundings1570 singular. plural.1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 18 A shallow water, deepe water, soundings, fadome by the marke.1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 18 The Sea-Water is changed whiter than the usual colour, whence I conjecture, I must be in Soundings.1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vi. 347 We..frequently brought to, to try if we were in soundings.1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 174 At this time a French squadron was cruizing in the soundings.1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxii. 160 We were soon out of soundings, and well into the Bay of Biscay.1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) To be in soundings..is limited in common parlance to parts not far from the shore, and where the depth is about 80 or 100 fathoms.14.. in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 21 And ye gesse you ij. parties ovir the see..ye must north and by est till ye come into Sowdyng. 14.. in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 21 Than go north till ye come into sowdyng of woyse [= ooze]. < as lemmas |
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