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## the Adriatic Sea ##
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The sea between Italy and Greece. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## They took soundings ##
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They measured the depth of the sea water. (UDB)
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## found twenty fathoms ##
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"found 20 fathoms" or "found 40 meters." This is a unit of measurement. (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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## found fifteen fathoms ##
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"found 15 fathoms" or "found 30 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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## from the stern ##
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"from the back of the ship"
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