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GROUND ANCHOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Site Development
DEF

In landscape design, a length of metal, concrete, or wood buried horizontally in the ground to which a rope or cable is tied to secure a nearby tree trunk, post, etc.

Key term(s)
  • deadmen
  • dead men
  • dead man

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Aménagement du terrain

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura paisajista
  • Preparación del terreno
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