(ˈ)sän|däzh noun
( plural son·dages -zh(ə̇z))
Etymology: French, literally, sounding, from sonder to sound + -age — more at sound
: a sounding of the earth (as by boring or digging) preliminary to archaeological excavation : a trial excavation
(ˈ)sän|däzh noun
( plural son·dages -zh(ə̇z))
Etymology: French, literally, sounding, from sonder to sound + -age — more at sound
: a sounding of the earth (as by boring or digging) preliminary to archaeological excavation : a trial excavation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012