township line

American  

noun

1. Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township.

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Etymology

Origin of township line

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

It is located near the corner of Upsal Street on part of a tract of land that originally extended from Germantown Avenue, then Germantown Road, to the township line at Wissahickon Avenue.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

I felt confident that a better route could be found to the camp and Bige and I often discussed the matter but we continued to use the township line through the first season.

From Camps and Trails by Abbott, Henry

A party of engineers were tracing a township line across some farm lands in Illinois.

From Best Short Stories by Masson, Thomas L.

The township line was marked through the woods by four blazes on each tree, placed in the form of a diamond, a chip being cut out at each angles of the diamond.

From Camps and Trails by Abbott, Henry

All of said lands lying south of the township line between townships 13 and 14 north are attached to the Oklahoma land district, the office of which is at Oklahoma City, in the said Territory.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Harrison, Benjamin