sondage

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UK/ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/

noun

A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.

OriginFrench sondage →
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Meanings

nounsondage (plural sondages)

plural sondages

  1. archaeologyA small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.

Origin

  1. Frenchsondage
  2. Frenchsondage
  3. Englishsondage

Borrowed from French sondage (“survey, sounding”).

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Translations

Finnish koekaivaus
  • koekaivaustest excavation
Polish sondowanie
  • sondowanietest excavation
Spanish sondeo
  • sondeotest excavation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sondage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sondage

MLA

“sondage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sondage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sondage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sondage.

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