sounding lead

American  

[leed] / lid /

noun

1. sounding line

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sounding lead British  

/ lɛd /

noun

1. a lead weight, usually conical and having a depression in the base for a dab of grease so that, when dropped to the bottom on a sounding line, a sample of sand, gravel, etc, can be retrieved

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Example Sentences

These include the earliest dated set of European navigation instruments found thus far: compasses, protractors, calipers, sounding leads, tide calculators, and a device for calculating speed called a log reel.

From Literature

A sounding lead, used to measure the sea's depth, was also found.

From Reuters

While he inquired after my health in hypocritically honeyed accents, he constantly kept his two great yellow lion-eyes fixed upon me, and plunged his look into my soul like a sounding lead.

From Project Gutenberg

And it happened that one of those who were throwing in the sounding lead, by chance and without any certain knowledge, put his hand to his mouth and found the water sweet.

From Project Gutenberg

Taking the sounding lead with us, we were soon able to find good fishing grounds.

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