sounding machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sounding machine
First recorded in 1840–50
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See that the patent log and sounding machine are in good order.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
These are carried out by Captain Sparrow and Mr. Wright the chief Congo pilot with the aid of a most ingenious sounding machine.
From A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State by Marcus Roberts Phipps Dorman
Navigational sounding machine, 272 Newton, 195, 202 Nichol, John, Professor of English Language and Literature, 5 Nichol, John Pringle, Professor of Astronomy, 5, 20, 61, 63 Oersted, 61 Oscillations, electrical, 181 et seq.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
See that log lines, sounding machine, etc., are in order for instant use.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
His mariner's compass and sounding machine have done good service to seamen.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by George Newnes
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