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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.
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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
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
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Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Not much is known about their movements, but it’s believed that the species may follow squid populations or relocate as a result of oceanographic conditions.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hydrographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrographic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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