surveying marker; target for observation
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survey marker; triangulation tower
technicalA fixed structure used in surveying and geodesy to mark a precise location for making angular measurements and observations over long distances. It is a specialized term.
Cè测
liáng量
duì队
zài在
shān山
shàng上
jiàn建
lì立
le了
yī一
zuò座
chān觇
biāo标
。
The surveying team erected a survey marker on the mountain.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
tōng通
guò过
wàng望
yuǎn远
jìng镜
duì对
zhǔn准
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
chān觇
biāo标
jìn进
xíng行
cè测
liáng量
。
The engineer aimed the telescope at the distant survey marker to take measurements.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chān觇
biāo标
shì是
guó国
jiā家
dà大
dì地
kòng控
zhì制
wǎng网
de的
zhòng重
yào要
biāo标
zhì志
。
This old triangulation tower is an important marker in the national geodetic control network.