English Explanatory Dictionary

Nansen bottle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.

Word forms

Nansen bottle Nansen bottles

Etymology

Named after Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who invented it in 1894.

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