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sounding [′sau̇nd·iŋ] (engineering) Determining the depth of a body of water by an echo sounder or sounding line. Measuring the depth of bedrock by driving a steel rod into the soil. Any penetration of the natural environment for scientific observation. (meteorology) (mining engineering) Knocking on a mine roof to see whether it is sound or safe to work under. Subsurface investigation by observing the penetration resistance of the subsurface material without drilling holes, by driving a rod into the ground or by using a penetrometer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Toiling eternally They knock the stone, like tireless shuttles plied Upon a sounding loom. And it was among the rugged hills of Northumbria, by the rocky shore where the sounding waves beat and beat all day long, that the first Christian songs in English were sung. She was always watching for black and shiny and spirited horses - watching, hoping, despairing, hoping again; always giving chase and sounding her call, upon the meagrest chance of a response, and breaking her heart over the disappointment; always inquiring, always interested in sales-stables and horse accumulations in general. |
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