triangulation station

noun

1. Also called (informal): trig point.  trig. a point used in triangulation as a basis for making maps. Triangulation stations are marked in a number of ways, such as by a tapering stone pillar on a hilltop

Example Sentences

The area had been used as a triangulation station by a survey team and a small area on top of the mountain had been cleared earlier.

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