Nansen bottle

noun

A metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.

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Meanings

nounNansen bottle (plural Nansen bottles)

plural Nansen bottles

  1. geographyA metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.

Origin

Named after Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who invented it in 1894.

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APA

Nansen bottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nansen%20bottle

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“Nansen bottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nansen%20bottle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nansen bottle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nansen%20bottle.

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