sounding machine
- any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
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Origin of sounding machine
First recorded in 1840–50
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I had just come up from below and was standing beside the sounding-machine, not half a dozen feet from Henry at the wheel.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
A story is told in connection with this sounding-machine which shows the vivacity and wit of the inventor.
Makers of ElectricityBrother Potamian