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RANGE POLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does range pole mean?
• RANGE POLE (noun)
The noun RANGE POLE has 1 sense:
1. surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
Familiarity information: RANGE POLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flagpole; range pole; ranging pole
Hypernyms ("range pole" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
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