fathoms in English

noun

1

a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water.

sonar says that we're in eighteen fathoms

verb

1

understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

he could scarcely fathom the idea that people actually lived in Las Vegas

synonyms: understand, comprehend, work out, make sense of, grasp, divine, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, interpret, decipher, decode, make head(s) or tail(s) of, crack

2

measure the depth of (water).

an attempt to fathom the ocean

synonyms: measure the depth of, sound, plumb

verb

understand, comprehend, work out, make sense of, grasp, divine, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, interpret, decipher, decode, make head(s) or tail(s) of, crack
measure the depth of, sound, plumb
bottom, penetrate
sound

Use "fathoms" in a sentence

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8. We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.

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10. Forty fathoms up, through wisps of plankton, the moon danced on a becalmed sea.

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16. These are the commercial (fishing in waters more than 7 fathoms deep by boats of more than 3 GTs), municipal (fishing boats 3 GTs or less and using gears not requiring the use of boats) and Aquacultural (farming of fish or other aquatic organisms) sectors.

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