DOWSE


Meaning of DOWSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daʊs ]

( dowses, dowsing, dowsed)

1.

If someone dowses for underground water, minerals, or some other substance, they search for it using a special rod.

He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense...

We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies.

...a dowsing rod.

VERB : V for n , V n , V-ing

2.

see also douse

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