surveyor's level

sur·vey·or's level

(sər-vā′ərz)n. pl. surveyors' levels An instrument having a telescope and attached spirit level mounted on a tripod and rotating around a vertical axis.

surveyor's level

n (Surveying) another term for level¹⁹

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1.surveyor's level - surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of landAbney level - a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the targetDumpy level - a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit levelspirit level, level - indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquidsurveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyors