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soundings

/ˈsaʊndɪŋz/

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noun

Messungen, Sondierungen

The action of the verb to sound.

Examples :

"The captain ordered regular soundings of the water depth to avoid running the ship aground. "

Der Kapitän ordnete regelmäßige Messungen der Wassertiefe an, um zu verhindern, dass das Schiff auf Grund läuft.

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noun

Messungen, Sondierungen

Test made with a probe or sonde.

Examples :

"The oceanographer took soundings to measure the depth of the bay. "

Der Ozeanograph führte Messungen durch, um die Tiefe der Bucht zu messen.

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noun

Wassertiefe, Lotung

A measured depth of water.

Examples :

"The sailor took a sounding every five minutes"

Der Seemann nahm alle fünf Minuten eine Lotung vor.

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noun

Das Einführen, die Sondierung

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noun

Lotungen

(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.

Examples :

"The old map showed few soundings near the rocky coast, making navigation there very dangerous. "

Die alte Karte zeigte wenige Lotungen in der Nähe der felsigen Küste, was die Navigation dort sehr gefährlich machte.

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noun

Grundproben, Bodenproben

The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

Examples :

"The captain examined the soundings – a mix of dark mud and broken shells clinging to the tallow on the sounding lead – to determine the type of seabed and estimate how close the ship was to shore. "

Der Kapitän untersuchte die Grundproben – eine Mischung aus dunklem Schlamm und zerbrochenen Muscheln, die am Talg des Lotbleis hafteten – um die Art des Meeresbodens zu bestimmen und abzuschätzen, wie nah das Schiff dem Ufer war.

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