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leveling rod

noun

Definition of LEVELING ROD

:  a graduated rod used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor's level
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First Known Use of LEVELING ROD

1855

Rhymes with LEVELING ROD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, branchiopod, cephalopod, connecting rod, dégringolade, divining rod, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, ornithopod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad

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