soundings
/S AW1 N D IH0 NG Z/noun
- 1
The action of the verb to sound.
noun
- 1
Test made with a probe or sonde.
- 2
A measured depth of water.
“The sailor took a sounding every five minutes”
- 3
The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes
- 4
(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
- 5
The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
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