HyperDic: sounding_lead

English > 1 sense of the expression sounding lead:
NOUNartifactsounding leada metal bob at the end of a sounding line
English > sounding lead: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA metal bob at the end of a sounding line.
Part oflead line, sounding line(nautical) plumb line for determining depth
BroaderbobA hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

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