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sondage

sondage

English

Noun

sondage ‎(plural sondages)

(archaeology) A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.

Translations

test excavation

Chinese:
Mandarin:

Finnish: koekaivaus
Spanish: sondeo (es) m

French

Etymology

From sonder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ̃daʒ/

Noun

sondage m ‎(plural sondages)

poll, survey
(medicine) probing, probe, catheterization
(technology) boring, drilling
(nautical, meteorology) sounding