sounding machine
nounNavigation.
any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
Origin of sounding machine
1First recorded in 1840–50
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How to use sounding machine in a sentence
We soon learnt to handle both vessel and sounding machine in such a way as to entail the least possible strain on the wire.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonA story is told in connection with this sounding-machine which shows the vivacity and wit of the inventor.
Makers of Electricity | Brother PotamianSee that log lines, sounding machine, etc., are in order for instant use.
Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet DraperThe marks are now nearly superseded by Massey's patent sounding-machine.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythWe picked up the edge of this bank with our sounding machine, and steering north half a mile, laid our mines in latitude--No!
Diary of a U-Boat Commander | Anonymous
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