- (n.) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Sound.
- (n.) Any place or part of the ocean or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.
- (n.) The act of one who or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).
- (a.) Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.
- (n.) The sand, shells or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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