noun Download 🔗Share The action of the verb to sound. Examples : "The captain ordered regular soundings of the water depth to avoid running the ship aground. " nautical sound ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Test made with a probe or sonde. Examples : "The oceanographer took soundings to measure the depth of the bay. " nautical technology ocean environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A measured depth of water. Examples : "The sailor took a sounding every five minutes" nautical ocean geography Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (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. " nautical ocean geography sailing environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " nautical ocean geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
