hydrographic
adjective
hy·dro·graph·ic
ˌhī-drə-ˈgra-fik 
1
: of or relating to the characteristic features (such as flow or depth) of bodies of water
2
: relating to the charting of bodies of water
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The specialist dive and hydrographic vessel lost power and ran aground on Saturday evening while conducting a reef survey one nautical mile off the southern coast of the Samoan island of Upolu, according to New Zealand authorities.
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Isaac Yee, CNN, 7 Oct. 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
The grid patterns of fields and pastures borders the majestic whirlpools of the Mississippi, which boasts the largest hydrographic basin in North America.
—Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2013
The ship is transporting hydrographic and dive personnel, and has a helicopter to assist with supply delivery, the statement said.
—Jake Kwon, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
Tjahjanto said the navy has deployed scores of ships to search the area, including a hydrographic survey ship, and has asked for help from Singapore and Australia, which have submarine rescue vessels.
—Niniek Karmini, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
In addition to the circumnavigation mission Triton released hydrographic bottles to study the world’s ocean currents and mapped the ocean floor with its fathometer and sonar.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
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Isaac Yee, CNN, 7 Oct. 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
The grid patterns of fields and pastures borders the majestic whirlpools of the Mississippi, which boasts the largest hydrographic basin in North America.
—Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2013
The ship is transporting hydrographic and dive personnel, and has a helicopter to assist with supply delivery, the statement said.
—Jake Kwon, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
Tjahjanto said the navy has deployed scores of ships to search the area, including a hydrographic survey ship, and has asked for help from Singapore and Australia, which have submarine rescue vessels.
—Niniek Karmini, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
In addition to the circumnavigation mission Triton released hydrographic bottles to study the world’s ocean currents and mapped the ocean floor with its fathometer and sonar.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
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“Hydrographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrographic. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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