Word Finder - surveying

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To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook

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He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country.

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To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.

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To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of

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It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks.

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To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry

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to survey land or a coast

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To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.

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To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.

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The science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.

The stranger stepped next to her, surveying the damage.

She placed the last clip and stood back, surveying the outdoor dining area.

He turned and leaned back against the counter, surveying her with obvious distaste.

D'Anville's map contained all that was then known, but ten years afterwards Major Rennell began his surveying labours, which extended over the period from 1763 to 1782.

The action of the society in supplying practical instruction to intending travellers, in astronomy, surveying and the various branches of science useful to collectors, has had much to do with advancement of discovery.

In 1907 the number of students was 554 Below the university there are six provincial institutes, one in each province, in each of which there is a preparatory department, a department of secondary education, and (this due to peculiar local conditions) a school of surveying; and in that of Havana commercial departments in addition.

He studied surveying and navigation, and joined his father in his ship-building, fishing and general trading business, quickly becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the province.

This was followed by the Book of Surveying and Improvements (1523), by the same author.

While I was surveying, the ice, which was sixteen inches thick, undulated under a slight wind like water.

Brady returned from surveying the supplies in the well-stocked medical facility.

The science of geodesy is part of mathematical geography, of which the arts of surveying and cartography are applications.

Polar explorers making sections across the great expanses of water with everfrequently repeated those experiments in deep-sea soundings, increasing accuracy, and in that work the government surveying both William Scoresby and Sir John Ross obtaining notable ships have also been engaged, vast stretches of the Indian and results, though not reaching depths of more than 1200 fathoms. Pacific Oceans having been opened up to knowledge by H.M.SS.

Modern surveying ships no longer make use of hempen lines with enormously heavy sinkers, such as were employed on the " Challenger," but they sound instead with steel piano wire not more than 310 to 215 of an inch in diameter and a detachable lead seldom weighing more than 70 lb.

The Book of Surveying adds considerably to our knowledge of the rural economy of that age.

All attempts to dispense with a lead and line and to measure the depth by determining the pressure at the bottom have hitherto failed when applied to depths greater than 200 fathoms; a new hydraulic manometer has been tried on board the German surveying ship " Planet."

Surveying Ships, Indian Marine Survey and British Submarine Telegraph.

The two chiefs, surveying the French army in their front, considered that no serious force was in front of Quatre Bras, and Wellington terminated the interview with the conditional promise that he would bring his army to Blucher's assistance at Ligny, if he was not attacked himself.

Many traders and trappers were butchered by the Indians, who became still more troublesome after the invasion of the Territory by the gold-seekers, and the surveying of railway routes had been undertaken.

Surveying and the administration of the land have for a long time occupied the attention of the government.

Five years previously he had defeated a Tatar raid upon Moscow, for which service he received the title of sluga, 1 Brough, Mine Surveying, pp. 276-278; Marriott, Trans.

They make incomparable guides for fishing, hunting and surveying parties, on which they will cheerfully undergo the greatest hardships, though tending to shrink from regular employment in cities or on farms.

That the sense of touch is highly developed seems quite certain, because the bird, although it may not be audibly sniffing, will always first touch an object with the point of its bill, whether in the act of feeding or of surveying the ground; and when shut up in a cage or confined in a room it may be heard, all through the night, tapping softly at the walls..

These men were specially Service trained at Dehra Dun in the work of surveying, and entered Tibet with a strong wooden box with a specially concealed secret drawer for holding observing instruments, .a prayer wheel with rolls of blank paper instead of prayers in the barrel on which observations might be noted, and lamaic rosaries by the beads of which each hundred paces might be counted.

Surveying these positions, we shall not be astonished to find much that is surprising and some things that are contradictory in Pascal's utterances on "les grands sujets."

He hastily qualified himself by study, and entered upon the practical duties of surveying farm lines, roads and town sites.

Surveying route for additional work, removing ragwort plants.

This is essential for military applications to surveying work to the people working in the forestry industry.

The technicians assist by adjusting the surveying instruments.

The ability to visualize distances and objects is another important trait for surveying work.

Another 77,000 people worked as surveying and mapping technicians.

Other places to look for land surveyor job openings include online job boards, such as the Surveying Jobs page at Jobamatic.com.

If you're in the store and surveying a certain type of shoe, keep on the lookout for loose threads.

Other favorites show just the eagle's head or portray the eagle at rest, coolly surveying its territory.

Check out the competition first by surveying local yellow pages.

It is easy to grasp the basics of badger surveying and one square should only take a day to survey.

Nick Bennet's surveying tool lives in a long, neutrally buoyant tube held at arms length from the diver.

More so because we were surveying as we went and the passage made sharp doglegs every few meters.

The publication has chapters that address key issues in geodesy such as geodetic surveying techniques, geodetic systems, physical geodesy and satellite geodesy.

As part of geodesic surveying work he invented the heliotrope.

The post would interest anyone with an interest anyone with an interest in surveying, architecture or town planning.

By 2009 robotic landers are due to be surveying its surface in fine detail.

He went back to the shop front and stood surveying it in infinite perplexity.

It is awarded by a panel of three judges picked by BCRA Council for any contribution to cave surveying considered worthy.

The course aims to produce graduates with skills and expertise in building surveying and prepare them for careers in the management of property.

Detailed examination of structure can be obtained by geophysical techniques such as seismic surveying.

Chartered surveying is one of the most exciting and diverse professions around.

Her previous experience in historic building survey and recording has been in on-site surveying and rectified photographical assessment using 3-Dimensional design packages.

A new geophysical survey was conducted around the present excavations using David Staveley's new TR system resistivity surveying machine.

The percentage figures were, she said, agreed to include some quantity surveying services.

The course in cave surveying which was held recently was a splendid thing.