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route survey

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noun

  1. a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.

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If you go this route, survey them again for feedback on how this new norm is working.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2020

On October 26th, Dr. Güssfeldt, after shaking off the "seasoning fever" at Ponta Negra, proceeded to make a trial trip, and a route survey with compass and chronometer, up the important Quillu River.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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