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depth gauge

British  

noun

  1. a device attached to a drill bit to prevent the hole from exceeding a predetermined depth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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During the incident the main depth gauge on the submarine failed as it was diving, a defence source confirmed, but a secondary depth gauge was still working.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2023

He uses a digital depth gauge, fish finder, and underwater camera.

From Washington Times Feb. 11, 2019

Takamatsu, watched by Takahashi, examined his regulator attachment, E/O connector, communication unit, pressure gauge, depth gauge.

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2016

Every few feet, they stuck a depth gauge into the water.

From The New Yorker Dec. 21, 2015

The depth gauge showed more than a thousand feet below the surface when the M. N. 1 came to rest.

From Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

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