water columns
- plural of water column.
Example Sentences
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Quahogs — also known as little necks or cherry stones or chowder clams — are filter feeders drawing nutrients out of water columns.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
The second climate change factor involves lake stratification, when distinct water columns based on temperature form from the lake's surface to its bottom.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2020
The British expedition will then immediately deploy a probe into the lake to collect samples of the water columns and of the bottom sediment.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2012
Such precision isn't necessary if you're looking to pull in pelagic species that roam the middle and upper water columns.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lights on the engines and those at gauge glasses and water columns and at the pumps are supplied by direct current from the 250-volt circuits.
From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous
