hydrographic

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Recent Examples of hydrographic Early last week, NATO's Baltic Sentry mission consisted of three ships: German minesweeper FGS Datteln, Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp and Dutch hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes. Sarah Dean, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 The Legal Amazon is an area in nine states of Brazil that's home to the largest hydrographic basin in the world. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 On Thursday, sailors retrieved the data recorder and conducted a hydrographic survey to assess the plane's structural integrity. CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023 In early 2023, the ship spent about a month supporting hydrographic, land and environmental surveys in the waters of Temotu Province, in the eastern Solomon Islands. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 3 May 2023 The USS Carter Hall is on the scene categorizing debris, along with the USNS Pathfinder, a ship that is capable of conducting oceanographic, hydrographic, and bathymetric surveys of the ocean floor. Paul Best, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrographic
oceanographic
Adjective
  • Redwing is claimed to be a Slocum Sentinel Glider, which is the next generation of autonomous ocean gliders – this ultra-long endurance uncrewed vehicle allows for over a year of persistent ocean monitoring and has the size and energy to address the widest range of oceanographic missions.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Early analysis of the 12-foot-long device showed sensors measuring temperature, depth, and seawater salinity—hallmarks of an oceanographic profiling mission, Tarriela said.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Hydrographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrographic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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