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
  • 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
  • Five of the Navy’s six Pathfinder Class oceanographic survey vessels are approaching 30 years of service, joined by an aged fleet of seven old ocean surveillance ships.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Hydrographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrographic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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