We had a skilful leadsman in the chains, and at his last cast, he had found no bottom, with eight fathoms of line--all that the speed of the ship would allow him to sink.
We now proceeded more cautiously, under low steam, giving theleadsman plenty of time to get his soundings, accurately.
The manner in which the reports of the leadsman are received and digested by the pilot, is not usually known to or comprehended by the uninitiated.
They struck the bell, the leadsman sang, the mate or captain repeated the cries mechanically, while the pilot appeared to pay little or no attention to the matter.
The leadsman stands on his little grating and swings the lead so it just clears the water.
The leadsman stood on his little platform and sang out, as he heaved the lead, the number of fathoms.
In the chains, applies to the leadsman who stands on the channels between two shrouds to heave the hand-lead.
The call of soundings by the leadsman in the channels.
By the mark seven," sung out the leadsman in the starboard chains.
Quarter less three," sung out the leadsmanin the chains.
A leadsman had been stationed on each side of the forecastle, though there was no present occasion for their services.
They waited for half an hour, when theleadsman reported that the water was shoaling, which indicated that the Teaser was drifting towards the island.
The leadsman on the port side reported two fathoms a little later, and then there was a ring to back her, for there could not be more than two foot of water under the keel.
By the mark eight," chimed the leadsman on the port side.
Carefully he examined the sand adhering to the "arming" of the lead line that the leadsman held up for his inspection.
At the expiration of the given time the kapitan went on deck and ordered the leadsman to sound.
The leadsman was ordered to sound, as the screw was stopped, and he reported sixteen fathoms with the deep-sea lead.
After the Bronx had been on her course about two hours, and four bells had just struck, the leadsman reported two fathoms.
The reports of the leadsman were satisfactory, and the steamer went ahead for an hour.
Roger obeyed, and a leadsman was soon perched in the chains to windward, busy with his sounding-line to ascertain the depth of water in which they were then sailing, and to give timely warning if the water should begin to shoal dangerously.
At the same moment the leadsman in the chains gave his warning cry: "Three fathoms only, and shoaling fast!
The leadsman and his sweetheart were sitting on a balcony in the company of the other great men.
In the evening there was a garden party and the leadsman was present, but his pleasure was gone; he had been laughed at, and he had grown small in his own estimation, smaller than the fool, who had made quite a hit as a jester.
But when the fool who played the leadsmanapproached the balcony, he said a few words with a provincial accent, intended to cast ridicule on the leadsman, who was born in one of the provinces.
Towards the end of the evening the leadsman had conquered himself, admitted his faults, and resolved to turn over a new leaf.
At a signal theleadsman had flown his pigeon again, though we were well past all reefs.
The song of the leadsman in the chains was now scarce ceasing, for we thrid all the way among shoals.
The Seahorse came straight on till I thought she would have struck, and we (looking giddily down) could see the ship's company at their quarters and hear the leadsman singing at the lead.
As the leadsman sang another cry and Hugh sedately spoke it she tinkled as of old and said: "Don't get excited, captain.
The steamer was sweeping around a great bend, and a leadsman forward was calling the depth of water, his monotonous voice chanting out strange river terms of guidance.
The cry of a leadsman forward was almost constant.
The Seahorse came straight on till I thought she would have struck, and we (looking giddily down) could see the ship's company at their quarters and hear the leadsman singing at the lead.
The call of the leadsman grew fainter and fainter, dying away at last to an echo.
The tinkling of the pilot's bell sounded intermittently from the engine-room; and monotonously reiterated, came the weird call of the leadsman as he sounded the depths of the uncertain channel.
When the leadsman said ‘By the deep, eight,’ the line was under water about six feet below the red rag, or seven fathoms.
If the leadsman should report a less depth, we stop the steamer, and find where the channel is.
The low orders of the pilot, the cry of the leadsman in the chains, were but a part of the restful past.
The monotonous cry of the leadsman in the chains was the only sound audible.
The yawl gradually worked its way diagonally across and down the river, following the crest of the bar, until it had approached quite near to the north bank, the leadsman constantly thrusting his pole down to the river bottom.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "leadsman" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
