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noun
A fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Any fixed structure that marks a measuring point used in triangulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Clipped compound of triangulation point.
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