English Dictionary

sounding

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

noun

Test made with a probe or sonde. / A measured depth of water. / The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes

The sounding of the ocean depths revealed a hidden treasure.

意味（1）

Test made with a probe or sonde.

Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […]

意味（2）

A measured depth of water.

The sailor took a sounding every five minutes

意味（3）

The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes

意味（4）

(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.

We'll rant and we'll roar across the salt seas; Until we strike soundings in the Channel of old England

意味（5）

The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.