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[ ser-vey-ing ] / sərˈveɪ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surveying ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe science or scientific method of making surveys of land. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. Origin of surveying1425–75; late Middle English: act of examining closely; see survey, -ing1 Words nearby surveyingsurveillance, surveillance society, surveillant, survey, survey course, surveying, surveyor, surveyor's chain, surveyor's compass, surveyor's level, surveyor's measure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surveyingBy refusing to even acknowledge that there was a campaign kept major polling and media organizations from surveying the race. Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then he pauses and looks up, doing a quick bout of surveying in his head. John Lithgow and Alfred Molina's 'Love Is Strange' Is the Love Story of the Year|Kevin Fallon|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Were they checking in on conditions at the hospital and surveying local veterans? The VA Crisis Can’t Be Solved by Washington, D.C. Alone. Local Authorities Need to Step Up.|Kristen Rouse|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then, she brings the talk back to Burger Chef, and the surveying she did in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Mad Men’s ‘The Strategy,’ With Peggy and Don’s Late-Night Powwow, is S7’s Best Episode (So Far)|Marlow Stern|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ADAM hit its peak in the 2000s, surveying arrestees in 35 counties and inspiring international survey of the same kind. Gov't Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users|Abby Haglage|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Surveying the other machines, you recognize the pilot of each by the marks on its side—or by the way he flies. Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot. Surveying the completed toilette in her glass Katrine first smirked and then sighed. An Unknown Lover|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey It is then that the surveying party begins to have its thrills. The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford Again she was silent, surveying him with a smile that he thought was unpleasantly cynical. Thirty|Howard Vincent O'Brien Both of them turned at Douglas's entrance, surveying the son of the house with an evident and eager curiosity. Lady Connie|Mrs. Humphry Ward
British Dictionary definitions for surveying
nounthe study or practice of measuring altitudes, angles, and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surveyingoverlook, scan, oversee, evaluate, review, inspect, check out, assess, examine, observe, supervise, canvass, estimate, check, look over, case, prospect, assay, plot, read |