sondage

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/

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:
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Finnish: koekaivaus
Spanish: sondeo (es) m

Anagrams

endogas

French

Etymology

From sonder +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ̃.daʒ/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

sondage m (plural sondages)

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

Further reading

“sondage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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