- the
practice of
depth sounding. The
chains provided a
platform for a '
leadsman', the
sailor ****igned to
swing the
sounding line, or 'lead' into the water...
- license.
Piloting also gave
Twain his pen name from "mark twain", the
leadsman's cry for a
measured river depth of two
fathoms (12 feet),
which was safe...
- plummet, it is
still called a "lead".
Leads were swung, or cast, by a
leadsman,
usually standing in the
chains of a ship, up
against the shrouds. Measuring...
-
Nakhoda (sea captain) Raja Juru mudi (helmsman)
Bendahara Juru batu ('
leadsman')
Temenggung Malim (pilot) Imam
Tukang kanan (petty
officer in
charge of...
- used in
navigation to
measure water depth; the line
attached to a lead.
leadsman A
sailor who
takes soundings with a lead,
measuring the
depth of the water...
-
while Birkenhead was
travelling at a
speed of 8
knots (15 km/h), the
leadsman made
soundings of 12
fathoms (22 m).
Before he
could take
another sounding...
-
shoal for
reference and had the
leadsman search for anchorage. As the ship
moved slowly along the shoal, the
leadsman located a
bottom at
thirty fathoms...
- the main event. The show
starts out with an
introduction of each cow and
leadsman (person at the end of the halter)
listing both of
their achievements. After...
- line" < Gmc, cf ON & OE sund "water, sea")
sonde sondage sondeur sondeur "
leadsman"
souhait "a wish"
souhaiter "to wish"
souhait souhaitable souille ( < OFr...
-
Butler in Pool (uncredited) Reap the Wild Wind (1942) -
Southern Cross Leadsman (uncredited) Spy
Smasher (1942) - Sub-Valve
Sailor [Chs. 3-4] (uncredited)...
