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61surveyor's transit — Transit Trans it, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over: cf. F. transit. See {Transient}.] 1. The act of passing; passage through or over. [1913 Webster] In France you are now . . . in the transit from one form of government to another.… …
62Surveyor General of Ireland — The office of Surveyor General of Ireland was an appointed office under the Dublin Castle administration of Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries.[1] The Surveyor General was typically responsible for the surveying, design and construction of… …
63surveyor's compass — noun or surveyor s dial : an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles compare circumferentor 1, semicircumferentor * * * an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths. Also called surveyor s dial. * * * surveyor s… …
64Surveyor-General of the Ordnance — The Surveyor General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Letters Patent. His duties… …
65Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures — The office of the Surveyor of the King s/Queen s Pictures, in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, is responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal collection of pictures owned by… …
66Surveyor General of New South Wales — The Surveyor General of New South Wales is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in New South Wales. The original duties for the Surveyor General was to measure and determine land grants for settlers in New South Wales List of …
67surveyor's level — noun surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land • Hypernyms: ↑surveying instrument, ↑surveyor s instrument • Hyponyms:… …
68surveyor's measure — noun : a system of measurement having the surveyor s chain as a unit and used in land surveying compare chain 1c(1) * * * a system of units of length used in surveying land, based on the surveyor s chain of 66 ft. (20.12 m) and its 100 links of 7 …
69surveyor's dial — noun see surveyor s compass * * * surveyor s compass or surveyor s dial, an instrument for determining the horizontal direction of a line in reference to the direction of a magnetic needle …
70Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases — The post of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases was an office under the English (later the United Kingdom) Crown, charged with the management of Crown lands. In 1810, by the Act 50 Geo III Cap 65, later amended by the Act 10 Geo… …
