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surveyingAccurate measuring of the Earth's crust, or of land features or buildings. It is used to establish boundaries, and to evaluate the topography for engineering work. The measurements used are both linear and angular, and geometry and trigonometry are applied in the calculations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now and then he got a job of surveying to do, and now and then a merchant got him to straighten out his books. "A sport with a cold and afraid of catching more, all right all right," the boy laughed, proudly surveying his handiwork. After surveying the sketch critically she drew a broad smudge of paint across its surface, and crumpled the paper between her hands. |
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