triangulation pillar

noun

A concrete pillar used by the Ordnance Survey as a point for taking theodolite measurements, used in determining the exact shape of the country in a mid-20th-century retriangulation project.

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Meanings

nountriangulation pillar (plural triangulation pillars)

plural triangulation pillars

  1. UKA concrete pillar used by the Ordnance Survey as a point for taking theodolite measurements, used in determining the exact shape of the country in a mid-20th-century retriangulation project.

    Synonyms: triangulation station, trigpoint, trig pillar, trigonometrical station

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA concrete pillar used by the Ordnance Survey as a point for taking theodolite measurements, used in determining the exact shape of the country in a mid-20th-century retriangulation project.

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triangulation stationtrigpointtrig pillartrigonometrical station
Also see
trigonometrical stationtrig point
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triangulation pillar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triangulation%20pillar

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“triangulation pillar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triangulation%20pillar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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