单词 | ranging rod |
释义 | > as lemmasranging rod ranging rod n. Surveying a rod used as a marker in setting out a straight or level line, or in measuring or estimating positions and distances. ΚΠ 1880 Manufacturer & Builder Aug. 184/2 (heading) A self-plumbing ranging-rod for transit field work. 1949 T. W. Birch Maps: Topographical & Statist. iv. 32 Ranging rods..are placed about the field to form terminal points of lines which make up a series of triangles. 1992 S. Wass Amateur Archaeologist iii. 65 A collection of ranging rods, the kind of red and white poles surveyors use, are helpful for marking out the site. < as lemmas |
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