0 a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres or 6 feet --
2 a unit of measurement of the depth of water equal to 6 feet or 1.8 meters --
3 to discover the meaning of something: --
I just couldn’t fathom what he was talking about.
Among other things, they required a towing out depth of 40 fathoms.
Well, we are dumping it so that it will descend to a depth of two and a half miles, 2,000 fathoms.
The depth of water must always be greater than 1,500 fathoms, and the amount disposed of in this way is very small.
An attempt is being made to salvage the helicopter which is lying in 26 fathoms.
I can remember the time when it was extremely difficult to go down 20 fathoms.
They need at least 40 fathoms for main construction, 100 fathoms for deck and module, and for tow-out a depth of 40 to 50 fathoms.
Up to a few hundred yards of the coast there are 30 fathoms of water.
The figures for 1947, 1948 and 1949 were about 644,000, 544,000 and 559,000 piled cubic fathoms respectively.
