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Sounding machines

Scope note

Any of various mechanical instruments used to measure the depth of water and usually consisting of a reel of wire, a weight, and a recording device.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000203449

Equivalent Terms used

sounding machine

Created

13yrs ago

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