The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FATHOM which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Sailor's measure of depth crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FATHOM | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sailor's measure of depth
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sound
- plumb
- sounding
- point
- fathom
- dipstick
- depth finder
- crew
- crewed
- sea
- size
- bathymetry
Crossword Answer definitions
FATHOM noun- Grasp, envelopment, control.
- (now usually nautical) An English unit of length for water depth notionally based upon the width of grown man's outstretched arms but standardized as 6 feet (about 1.8 m).
- Various similar units in other systems.
- Depth of insight, mental reach or scope.
- To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
- To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
- To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend; understand (a problem etc.).
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