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Record 1 2013-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
DEF

An operation in land-measuring to ascertain the horizontal area of a sloping or uneven surface.

OBS

... the measuring line is held horizontally above the surface and a weighted "arrow" (originally a knife) dropped to stick in the ground at a point vertically beneath its extremity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
DEF

Procédé de chaînage, en terrain en pente, consistant à porter des longueurs de ruban tendu horizontalement par ressauts successifs à l'aide d'un fil à plomb.

OBS

[S'effectue] par portées successives horizontales [...]

Spanish

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