2. (modifier) sounding, depth-measuring.
Kātahi ka rere mai, ā, ka taea te tekau mā rima māero te mataratanga mai i te whenua, ka tukua te taura whakatātūtū ki raro, ka kitea te hōhonu e waru tekau mā rima maro i taua wāhi (TWMNT 14/7/1874:171). / Then the ship sailed and when they reached fifteen miles from the land, the sounding line was let down and it was seen that the depth was eighty-five fathoms at that spot.
3. (noun) soundings, measurement of depth.
Heoi te mea e āhuareka ai rātou ko te whakatātūtū haere mai me ngā whakamātauranga i te moana i te rerenga mai (TWMNT 14/7/1874:171). / However, the things that they were particularly interested in were the soundings and experiments made at sea during the sail here.
