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Range poles

Scope note

Conspicuously painted poles, usually with alternating red and white bands, roughly 7 to 8 feet high with metal points at one end used by surveyors to mark points of reference.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000207256

Broader Terms used

<surveying accessories>

Equivalent Terms used

range pole

Created

13yrs ago

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