fathom

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

verb

come to understand

Fathom in a sentence

After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.

At fifty fathoms, the waters of the Southern Ocean are dark blue.

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