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Example sentences for "eight fathom"

  • At four in the afternoon I anchored in eight fathom water, clear sand, about three leagues and a half from the shore.

  • We anchored in thirty-eight fathom water, good oozy ground.

  • Abreast of this rock we lay at anchor in seven or eight fathom water, moored to the east and west, with both bowers, which we found extremely necessary, on account of the strong tide that regularly ebbs and flows every twelve hours.

  • At half an hour after three we anchored in Port Praya, in that island, in company with the Swallow and Prince Frederick, in eight fathom water, upon sandy ground.

  • We had here thirty-eight fathom, with rocky ground.

  • In this situation we had thirty-eight fathom water, with a brown sandy bottom.

  • At four the tide of flood flowing strong in obliged us to come to an anchor in a large bay, in eight fathom water; the south point bore S.

  • At four in the afternoon anchored off the northmost in eight fathom water, fine sand, about half a cable's length from the shore put the vessel in, and landed some people to see for wood and water.

  • Now she's wedged up among the rocks, eight fathom down, wi' the Pirate Shark's flag over her.

  • O' course, folks know the wreck is down there, eight fathom down, lads.

  • She's inside the lagoon, lad, eight fathom down, an' no one knows but old Jerry Smith where she is now.

  • Eight fathom down, she is--down there among the rocks, and us up above.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    both chambers; eight bars; eight books; eight cases; eight companies; eight dollars; eight guns; eight inches; eight miles; eight reals; eight shillings; eight volumes; eight years; eighteen hundred and forty; eighteen hundred and sixty; eighteen shillings; eighth century; eighth inch; eighty leagues; eighty pounds; eighty yards; express myself; feet apart; free will; modern ideas; slight modifications