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
hydrographer
hī-ˈdrä-grə-fər
noun hydrography
hī-ˈdrä-grə-fē
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 The Miranda, originally built in 1930 in Spain as a hydrographic vessel, is small, only has one engine and propeller and tends to roll in big waves. Gordon Rago, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019 It’s North America’s hydrographic apex: meltwater from the icefield flows into the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. Susan O'keefe, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019 The Seabed Constructor, which found the San Juan, is contracted to hydrographic survey company Ocean Infinity. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018 Each patch represents a watershed—a hydrographic basin—where all rainfall drains into a common outlet. John F. Ross, Smithsonian, 3 July 2018 According to Frisk, Russian research vessels off the Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian coasts also undock mini-submarines for surveillance and warfare preparations, and investigate the seabed and hydrographic conditions. Elisabeth Braw, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2015 See More
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 The Miranda, originally built in 1930 in Spain as a hydrographic vessel, is small, only has one engine and propeller and tends to roll in big waves. Gordon Rago, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019 It’s North America’s hydrographic apex: meltwater from the icefield flows into the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. Susan O'keefe, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019 The Seabed Constructor, which found the San Juan, is contracted to hydrographic survey company Ocean Infinity. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018 Each patch represents a watershed—a hydrographic basin—where all rainfall drains into a common outlet. John F. Ross, Smithsonian, 3 July 2018 According to Frisk, Russian research vessels off the Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian coasts also undock mini-submarines for surveillance and warfare preparations, and investigate the seabed and hydrographic conditions. Elisabeth Braw, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2015 See More Word History
Etymology
French hydrographique, from Middle French, from hydr- + -graphique -graphic
First Known Use
1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1
hydrographic
adjective
as in oceanographic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- oceanographic
- oceanographical
- naval
- seagoing
- seafaring
- oceangoing
- navigational
- marine
- nautical
- admiralty
- maritime