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SOUNDING LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) plumb line for determining depth
Synonyms:
lead line; sounding line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sounding line" is a kind of...):
perpendicular; plumb line (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 point)
Meronyms (parts of "sounding line"):
sounding lead (a metal bob at the end of a sounding line)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
