Thesaurus: bench mark
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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Definitions
- n. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
- Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. Specif. : A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured.
- Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.Specif. : A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference towhich the height of tides and floods may be measured.