land-surveyingn.
/ˈlan(d)səˌveɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlæn(d)sərˌveɪɪŋ/ The process, art, or profession of measuring, and making plans of, landed property.
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surveying1551
geodesy1570
survey1610
geodetics1677
land-surveying1771
gromatics1873
1771 T. Breaks (title) A complete system of Land-Surveying.
1849 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 623/1 Trigonometry..is of great importance..in land-surveying.
1849 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 624/1 A principle of measuring by triangles, which is common alike to land-surveying and the trigonometrical surveys of engineers.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Land-surveying Chain-maker, a manufacturer of the chain-links used by surveyors.
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