peiling

Dutch

Etymology

From peilen (“to measure”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pei‧ling

Noun

peiling f (plural peilingen, diminutive peilinkje n)

  1. (literally) measurement (of depth) by sounding
  2. (nautical) bearing
  3. (by analogy) another test, e.g. by poll

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Russian: пе́ленг (péleng)
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