Sounder

Word SOUNDER
Character 7
Hyphenation sound er
Pronunciations /ˈsaʊndə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Sounder"

What do we mean by sounder?

Healthy.

Complete, solid, or secure.

Having the property of soundness.

Good; acceptable; decent.

(of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.

Heavy; laid on with force.

Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

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The word "sounder" in example sentences

-- The sounder is the instrument which carries the electro-magnet. ❋ J. S. Zerbe (N/A)

We always found that the deeper the sets were placed in the ground the sounder were the roots: We tried every experiment with them; and as our gardener was both skilful and industrious, we were usually much more fortunate with our produce than our neighbors. ❋ Miss Coulton (N/A)

R, of course, hears his own sounder, which is making the dots and dashes also. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

For receiving signals I locate in said circuit between the condensing surface and the ground a diaphragm sounder, which is preferably one of my electromotograph telephone receivers. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Shooting an Indian from an and-bush is acting up to his own principles, and now we have what you call a lawful war on our hands, the sooner you wipe that disgrace off your conscience, the sounder will be your sleep; if it only come from knowing there is one inimy the less prowling in the woods. ❋ Unknown (1841)

One pack (called a "sounder") of boars took to hanging out at a playground in Berlin's posh Dahlem district. ❋ Unknown (2008)

a lawful war on our hands, the sooner you wipe that disgrace off your character, the sounder will be your sleep; if it only come from knowing there is one inimy the less prowling in the woods. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

The receiving instrument is not the noisy "sounder" of the land lines. ❋ James W. Steele (N/A)

And then, save for the clatter of the "sounder," there was silence. ❋ Ella Cheever Thayer (N/A)

Consequently, she was quite unprepared for the velocity with which the telegraph alphabet of sounds in dots and dashes rattled over the instrument, appropriately termed a "sounder," upon which messages are received, and found herself wholly unable to write down the words as fast as they came. ❋ Ella Cheever Thayer (N/A)

For a moment Nattie gazed blankly at her besmeared hands and ruined dress, at the "sounder," and at the owner of the nose, who returned her look with that expression of serene amusement often noticeable in those who contemplate from afar the mishaps of their fellow beings; then with the courage of despair, she for the fourth time "broke" "X n," saying, with inky impression on the instrument, ❋ Ella Cheever Thayer (N/A)

In postal telegraph offices a "sounder," and not a "buzzer," is generally used to communicate the signals. ❋ Archibald Williams (N/A)

Instruments on board the latest in the GOES family include an imager that senses energy from areas of Earth, and a "sounder" that uses a scan system to gather data from which scientists can calculate temperatures, moisture profiles and ozone distribution. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To get at the current "sounder" of swine, the bill's language makes it illegal to knowingly allow a feral swine to roam your land and the requirement to trap or kill them gets at those escaped animals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This, in fact, is a "Wild Pig" - the animal in the photo is a sow, not a boar - the adult boar develops tusks, and will defend itself (and its family) with great gusto - even a leopard would think twice before taking on a "sounder" (collective term for these animals) if a boar is around. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Each night, a "sounder" of Wild Pig would come snuffling through the scrub of the village, searching for fruit etc ... and turning over the water butts for a drink. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Instruments on board GOES-P -- which will swap the letter P for the number 15 once in space -- include an imager that senses energy from areas of Earth, and a "sounder" that uses a scan system to gather data from which scientists can calculate temperatures, moisture profiles and monitor, which will beam real-time data to Earth about energetic particles in space that pose a risk to satellites and astronauts and can disrupt navigation and communications systems. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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