Surveyor Word Search
Play a Surveyor word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CHAINS, COMPASS, LEVEL, TRIPOD, PINS, PLUMB, THEODOLITE, TOTALSTATION, BENCHMARK, BOUNDARY, EASEMENT, TOPOGRAPHY.
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Surveyor word list, defined
- CHAINS /tʃeɪnz/ · noun
- Chains are connected series of metal links used for fastening, restraining, or pulling, or figuratively, anything that binds or restricts freedom. The word also denotes a sequence of connected things or events. Related: restraints, shackles, fetters, bonds.
- COMPASS /ˈkʌmpəs/ · noun
- A compass is an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north, used for finding one's way; it can also mean the range or scope of something, or a V-shaped drawing tool. Related: magnet, gyrocompass, bearing finder.
- LEVEL /ˈlɛvəl/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- A level is a horizontal surface or a position at the same height as another position. It can also mean a degree, standard, or stage, or the evenness of something; as a verb, it means to make something equal or even, and as an adjective it describes something flat, steady, equal, or fair. Related: even, flat, horizontal, uniform.
- TRIPOD /ˈtraɪpɒd/ (British); /ˈtraɪpɑd/ (American) · noun, verb
- A three-legged stand or support, especially one used to hold a camera, telescope, light, or other instrument. By extension, a three-legged animal or a structure that uses three supports for stability. Related: three-legged stand, stand, support, mount.
- PINS /pɪnz/ · noun (plural), verb (third-person singular present tense)
- Pins are small, slender objects with a pointed end, used to fasten, secure, mark, or decorate things. As a verb, pins means fastens with a pin or holds something firmly in place. Related: tacks, fasteners, nails, brooches.
- PLUMB /plʌm/ · verb
- To measure the depth of something, especially water, using a plumb line or similar instrument. By extension, to examine or investigate something thoroughly. Related: sound, measure, fathom, probe.
- THEODOLITE /θiˈɒdəlaɪt/ (British), /θiˈɑːdəlaɪt/ (US) · noun
- A surveying instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles, establish lines of sight, and determine positions. Traditional theodolites are read manually against graduated circles, while electronic models record observations automatically. Related: optical transit, surveying transit, transit.
- BENCHMARK /ˈbɛntʃmɑːrk/ · noun (also verb)
- A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed; as a verb, to measure or evaluate something against such a standard. Related: standard, yardstick, criterion, touchstone.
- BOUNDARY /ˈbaʊndri/ · noun
- A line or limit that marks the edge of an area, territory, or region; figuratively, a limit of what is acceptable, possible, or within a person's rights. Related: border, edge, limit, frontier.
- EASEMENT /ˈiːzmənt/ · noun
- A legal right held by one person or entity to use another person's land for a specific limited purpose, such as a right of way, without owning that land. It may also refer, more broadly, to the act of easing or relief from something burdensome. Related: right of way, access right, privilege, license.
- TOPOGRAPHY /təˈpɒɡrəfi/ (British); /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/ (US) · noun
- The physical features and arrangement of a landscape or other surface, especially its landforms, elevation, and relief. In extended use, it refers to the detailed layout or structure of a place, system, or surface. Related: terrain, landscape, relief, landforms.
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