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range pole

American  

noun

Surveying.
  1. a conspicuously painted pole held upright to show the position of a survey mark.


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Morrison held the range pole steady, turned on the GPS unit, and hoped it would pick up the signal of at least five satellites, which would give him his location to within 5 centimeters.

From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2013

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