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- noun Plural form of
surveying .
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Examples
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This matter begot more surveyings of himself in the glass, and he put down his razor and brushed his hair with elaborate care, plastering an inverted arch of it down on his forehead, accomplishing an accurate "Part" behind, and brushing the two wings forward over his ears with nice exactness.
Sketches New And Old Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 1922
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This matter begot more surveyings of himself in the glass, and he put down his razor and brushed his hair with elaborate care, plastering an inverted arch of it down on his forehead, accomplishing an accurate "Part" behind, and brushing the two wings forward over his ears with nice exactness.
Sketches New and Old Mark Twain 1872
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It is intended for use with traditional geodetic surveyings which are still used and needed in special measurements for example underground or high precision engineering measurements where the Global Positioning System (GPS) cannot be used.
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