hand lead
Nautical (now chiefly historical )
noun
A small lead used in taking soundings in shallow water, typically of a depth of less than 20 fathoms.
Origin
Mid 17th century.
- north-north-westerly
- north-north-westward
- north-north-westwards
- North-of-England
- north of the Bombay Hills
- north of Watford
- North, Oliver
- North Ossetia
- North Oxford
- northpaw
- North Platte
- North Platte River
- north polar
- North Providence
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- North Ronaldsay
- North Sea
- North Sea gas
- North Sea oil
- north side
- North Slope
- North Star
- North Star State
- north temperate
- North Tonawanda