sondage
/ (sɒnˈdɑːʒ) /
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noun plural -dages (-ˈdɑːʒɪz, -ˈdɑːʒ)
archaeol a deep trial trench for inspecting stratigraphy
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Word Origin for sondage
C20: from French: a sounding, from sonder to sound
Words nearby sondage
sonata da chiesa, sonata form, sonata-rondo, sonatina, soncogene, sondage, sonde, sonderclass, Sonderkommando, Sondheim, Sondra
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