LEAD LINE


Meaning of LEAD LINE in English

/led/ , Naut.

a line by which a lead is lowered into the water to take soundings: in deep-sea practice, divided into levels one fathom apart, variously treated as marks and deeps.

[ 1475-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .