surveying

[ ser-vey-ing ]

/ sərˈveɪ ɪŋ /

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noun

the science or scientific method of making surveys of land.

the occupation of one who makes land surveys.

the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days.

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Origin of surveying

1425–75; late Middle English: act of examining closely; see survey, -ing¹

Words nearby surveying

surveillance, surveillance society, surveillant, survey, survey course, surveying, surveyor, surveyor's chain, surveyor's compass, surveyor's level, surveyor's measure

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How to use surveying in a sentence

“I heard from most or all of the board members that surveying is something that would make sense to do,” Halpern said.
Del Mar Union School District Says Teacher Survey Is on the Horizon|Tigist Layne|June 2, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Having never worked in the NBA, Hankins got up to speed by studying the franchise’s history and surveying fans.
Trail Blazers president made it from the Twitter streets to the corner office|Ben Golliver|February 26, 2022|Washington Post
We do have a decent amount of surveying we run through our emails, but we’ll revisit whether we should be increasing the frequency of it.
‘Don’t freak out yet’: Publishers brace for iOS changes to their newsletter businesses|Max Willens|September 17, 2021|Digiday
We stay on top of who our customers are and what they need through support, surveying and talking directly to them.
Marketing Briefing: ‘Safety Dance’: Why brand messaging is pivoting between caution and convenience in the face of the Delta variant|Kristina Monllos|September 14, 2021|Digiday

During the experiment, Hussam and her colleagues paid one group to engage in a surveying job over two months.
Pairing economics with empathy to study life in the developing world|Alissa Greenberg|August 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
By refusing to even acknowledge that there was a campaign kept major polling and media organizations from surveying the race.
Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he pauses and looks up, doing a quick bout of surveying in his head.
John Lithgow and Alfred Molina's 'Love Is Strange' Is the Love Story of the Year|Kevin Fallon|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Were they checking in on conditions at the hospital and surveying local veterans?
The VA Crisis Can’t Be Solved by Washington, D.C. Alone. Local Authorities Need to Step Up.|Kristen Rouse|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, she brings the talk back to Burger Chef, and the surveying she did in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Mad Men’s ‘The Strategy,’ With Peggy and Don’s Late-Night Powwow, is S7’s Best Episode (So Far)|Marlow Stern|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ADAM hit its peak in the 2000s, surveying arrestees in 35 counties and inspiring international survey of the same kind.
Gov't Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users|Abby Haglage|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, too, was James Duane, with never so great need of his "surveying eye" to enable him to size up the situation.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The writer having carried the surveying chain, was present at the trial at the Bodmin assizes in 1829.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
“The sun will be down in a few minutes,” said the mate, turning round and once more surveying the western horizon.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
He glanced at Rita, who was standing very near him, surveying the evil little room and its owner with ill-concealed disgust.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
He took her by the shoulders and held her at arms' length, before him, thus surveying her, and there was trouble in his keen eyes.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for surveying

surveying

/ (sɜːˈveɪɪŋ) /

noun

the study or practice of measuring altitudes, angles, and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works

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