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sondage

UK/ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/

sondage noun: 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.

Noun

sondage (plural sondages)

  1. 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.

Forms of sondage

pluralsondages

Origin of sondage

Borrowed from French sondage (“survey, sounding”).

Questions about sondage

What does sondage mean?
Sondage means 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.
What part of speech is sondage?
Sondage is a noun.
How do you pronounce sondage?
Sondage is pronounced /ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of sondage?
The plural of sondage is sondages.

Words near sondage in the dictionary

  1. Sonceboz-Sombeval
  2. sonchifolin
  3. soncoya
  4. soncoyas
  5. sond
  6. sondage
  7. sondages
  8. sonde
  9. sondeli
  10. sondelis
  11. sonder

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