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# They took soundings
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"They measured the depth of the sea water." They measured the depth of water by dropping a line with a weight tied to the end of it into the water.
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# found twenty fathoms
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"found 20 fathoms." A "fathom" is a unit of measurement for measuring the depth of water. One fathom is about two meters. Alternate translation: "found 40 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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# found fifteen fathoms
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"found 15 fathoms." A "fathom" is a unit of measurement for measuring the depth of water. One fathom is about two meters. Alternate translation: "found 30 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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