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Nansen bottle

noun
Nan·​sen bottle | \ ˈnan(t)sən-\

Definition of Nansen bottle

: an apparatus used in oceanographic studies for collecting water samples at predetermined depths

History and Etymology for Nansen bottle

after Fridtjof Nansen †1930 Norwegian explorer and statesman

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