| ranging pole or ranging rod | |
| —n | |
| range pole, Also called: range rod a pole for marking positions in surveying | |
| ranging rod or ranging rod | |
| —n | |
| ranging pole | |
noun | |
| surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors [syn: range pole] |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |