chainman
Origin of chainman
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How to use chainman in a sentence
He was accompanied by an assistant and a chainman,—his son Robert entering the figures while his father took the sights.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesThe head chainman carried all of these to start with, and stuck one into the ground at the end of each hundred feet.
Campmates | Kirk MunroeThe men exchange pins and the tally man, usually the hind chainman, calls out "Tally one," and cuts a notch in a stick.
The A B C of Mining | Charles A. BrambleTwo men are required for measuring, or "chaining," a head and a rear chainman.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMorris, addressing the head chainman, keep this boy with you.
Pickett's Gap | Homer Greene
British Dictionary definitions for chainman
/ (ˈtʃeɪnmən) /
surveying a person who does the chaining in a survey
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