triangulation pillar

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English

Noun

triangulation pillar (plural triangulation pillars)

(UK) A concrete pillar used by the Ordnance Survey as a point for taking theodolite measurements, used in determining the exact shape of the country in a mid-20th-century retriangulation project.

Synonyms

trigpoint, trigonometrical station

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