station pointer

noun

A surveyor's instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed.

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Meanings

nounstation pointer (plural station pointers)

plural station pointers

  1. A surveyor's instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed.
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APA

station pointer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station%20pointer

MLA

“station pointer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station%20pointer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “station pointer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/station%20pointer.

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