FATHOM
\fˈaðəm], \fˈaðəm], \f_ˈa_ð_ə_m]\
Definitions of FATHOM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
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measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
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The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of.
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A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; - used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
By Oddity Software
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To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
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The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of.
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A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; - used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
By Noah Webster.
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A measure of length equal to six feet: used of the depth of water.
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To measure by sounding; to sound; to get to the bottom of; to find the depth of.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The distance between the extremities of both arms extended or held out; a nautical measure-6 feet.
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To try the depth of; to comprehend or get to the bottom of.
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FATHOMABLE, FATHOMLESS.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A measure of six feet, originally the width between the extremities of the arms when extended; range of capacity.
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To encompass with the extended arms; to comprehend; to try the depth or tind the bottom of.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The length between the extremities of both arms extended; a measure of length of six feet.
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To reach; to master; to comprehend; to try the depth.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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