resurvey

[ verb ree-ser-vey; noun ree-sur-vey, ree-ser-vey ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to survey again.

noun

, plural re·sur·veys.

1. a new survey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurvey¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + survey

Example Sentences

Some thirty-five years afterward it became necessary to resurvey one of its lines, and recourse was had to the original surveys.

From Project Gutenberg

It was found requisite to undertake a careful resurvey and description of a number of the well known works in Ohio.

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