Sounding Line (Noun)
Meaning
(nautical) plumb line for determining depth.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The sailor dropped the sounding line over the side of the ship to determine the depth of the water.
- The crew relied on a sounding line to measure the ocean's depth before navigating the vessel into shallow waters.
- By slowly feeding out the sounding line, the crew gathered the data needed to chart the depths of the bay.
- In calmer seas, a sounding line could provide more accurate measurements than using other types of depth-sensing technology.
- Using a sounding line and weight was the primary method used to gather information on water depths during pre-sonar era nautical explorations.