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sounding line
sounding linen. A line marked at intervals of fathoms and weighted at one end, used to determine the depth of water. Also called lead line.sounding line n (Navigation) 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 sound′ing line`
n. a line weighted with a lead or plummet and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea. [1300–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depthlead linesailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailorplumb line, perpendicular - a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given pointsounding lead - a metal bob at the end of a sounding line |
sounding line
sounding line[′sau̇nd·iŋ ‚līn] (engineering) The line attached to a sounding lead. Also known as lead line. MedicalSeelead linesounding line
Related to sounding line: sounding lead, echo soundingSynonyms for sounding linenoun (nautical) plumb line for determining depthSynonymsRelated Words- sailing
- seafaring
- navigation
- plumb line
- perpendicular
- sounding lead
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