leadsman

leadsman
/ledz"meuhn/, n., pl. leadsmen.
a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
[1500-10; LEAD2 + 'S1 + MAN]

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  • leadsman — [ledz′mən] n. pl. leadsmen [ledz′mən] Naut. a man who uses a lead line to take soundings …   English World dictionary

  • leadsman — noun Date: circa 1841 a man who uses a sounding lead to determine depth of water …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • leadsman — leads·man …   English syllables

  • leadsman — leads•man [[t]ˈlɛdz mən[/t]] n. pl. men. Naut. navig. a person who sounds with a lead line • Etymology: 1500–10 …   From formal English to slang

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  • leadsman — I. ˈledzmən noun (plural leadsmen) Etymology: lead s (gen. of lead) (IV) + man : a man who uses a sounding lead to determine depth of water II. ˈlēdzmən …   Useful english dictionary

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