sounding line

noun

A weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.

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lead line
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Meanings

nounsounding line (plural sounding lines)

plural sounding lines

  1. nauticalA weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(nautical) plumb line for determining depth

Similar
lead line
Broader
plumb lineperpendicular
Also see
lead line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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