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Sounding line   /sˈaʊndɪŋ laɪn/   Listen
Sounding line

noun
1.
(nautical) plumb line for determining depth.  Synonym: lead line.





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"Sounding line" Quotes from Famous Books



... barbarian theology. It is rarely possible to formulate satisfactory conclusions with any degree of certainty, and before further discoveries are made we shall frequently be compelled to weigh contrasting probabilities. We must frequently throw out the sounding line into the shifting sea of possibility in order to find secure anchorage. But at any rate we perceive with sufficient distinctness the direction in which the ...
— The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism • Franz Cumont
... spent the next two hours pacing backward and forward on the quarter deck, watching the hauling in of the sounding line, and occasionally casting a glance towards all ...
— All Around the Moon • Jules Verne


Words linked to "Sounding line" :   lead line, perpendicular, sailing, plumb line, sounding lead, navigation, seafaring


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