sounding line

noun

a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead ) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.

Origin of sounding line

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Words nearby sounding line

sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line, sounding machine, sounding rocket, sound law, soundless, sound man

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Example sentences from the Web for sounding line

Art's sounding-line will never fathom human nature's emotional depths.
Garden-Craft Old and New|John D. Sedding
There was n't a sounding-line on board that would have gone to the bottom of her soulful eyes.
Backlog Studies|Charles Dudley Warner
It consisted of nothing more than thin twine for a sounding-line, and a cannon ball for a sinker.
The Ocean and its Wonders|R.M. Ballantyne
Now the sounding-line touched the bottom at 95 feet, and next time at 34 feet.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

For some days the sounding-line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance.
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sounding line

sounding line

noun

a line marked off to indicate its length and having a sounding lead at one end. It is dropped over the side of a vessel to determine the depth of the water

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单词	sounding line
释义	sounding line noun a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead ) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea. Origin of sounding line Middle English word dating back to 1300–50 Words nearby sounding line sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line, sounding machine, sounding rocket, sound law, soundless, sound man Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sounding line Art's sounding-line will never fathom human nature's emotional depths. Garden-Craft Old and New\|John D. Sedding There was n't a sounding-line on board that would have gone to the bottom of her soulful eyes. Backlog Studies\|Charles Dudley Warner It consisted of nothing more than thin twine for a sounding-line, and a cannon ball for a sinker. The Ocean and its Wonders\|R.M. Ballantyne Now the sounding-line touched the bottom at 95 feet, and next time at 34 feet. Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Sven Hedin For some days the sounding-line reached the bottom, and the soil which it brought up indicated land to be at no great distance. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sounding line sounding line noun a line marked off to indicate its length and having a sounding lead at one end. It is dropped over the side of a vessel to determine the depth of the water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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