sounding line

English

Noun

sounding line (plural sounding lines)

(nautical) A weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.

References

“sounding line” (US) / “sounding line” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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