Meanings
plural range poles
- A rod or pole, marked with alternating red and white bands, used by surveyors for sighting
Synonyms: ranging pole, range rod, ranging rod, sight rod
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rod or pole, marked with alternating red and white bands, used by surveyors for sighting
More synonyms by meaning
nounsurveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish linjaseiväs
- linjaseiväsRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
French jalon
- jalonRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
German Fluchtstange, Fluchtstab
- FluchtstangeRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
- FluchtstabRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
Polish tyczka geodezyjna
- tyczka geodezyjnaRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
Russian ве́шка
- ве́шка (véška)Rod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
Spanish jalón
- jalónRod or pole marked with alternating red and white bands used by surveyors
Cite this entry
range pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/range%20pole
“range pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/range%20pole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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