/ Dictionary / Index N Nansen bottle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Nan'sen bot"tle Pronunciation: [key] — Oceanog. Oceanog. a waterproof container for taking samples of ocean water, several usually being lowered open on a line and each being closed at the desired depth by the action of a falling weight. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Nansen Nansen passport Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language