HyperDic: sounding_line

English > 1 sense of the expression *sounding line*:
NOUN	artifact	sounding line, lead line	(nautical) plumb line for determining depth

English > *sounding line*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	(nautical) plumb line for determining depth.
Synonym	lead line
Category	seafaring, navigation, sailing	The work of a sailor / sailor
Parts	sounding lead	A metal bob at the end of a sounding line
Broader	plumb line, perpendicular	A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity
Spanish	sonda