- leveling rod
- noun Date: 1855 a graduated rod used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor's level
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leveling rod
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leveling rod — or leveling staff n. Surveying a graduated rod used in determining the difference in elevation between two points … English World dictionary
leveling rod — lev′eling rod n. sur rod 15) • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
leveling rod — Survey. rod (def. 19). [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
leveling rod — noun : a graduated rod used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor s level … Useful english dictionary
leveling staff — leveling rod or leveling staff, a graduated rod or staff used with a level to determine heights in surveying … Useful english dictionary
rod|man — «ROD muhn», noun, plural men. the man who carries the leveling rod in surveying … Useful english dictionary
rod — rodless, adj. rodlike, adj. /rod/, n., v., rodded, rodding. n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. See… … Universalium
Leveling — Lev el*ing, n. [Written also levelling.] 1. The act or operation of making level. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surveying) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leveling instrument — Leveling Lev el*ing, n. [Written also levelling.] 1. The act or operation of making level. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surveying) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leveling staff — Leveling Lev el*ing, n. [Written also levelling.] 1. The act or operation of making level. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surveying) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
