chainman
Holds measuring tape
A chainman is a surveyor's assistant who handles the measuring chain or tape, helping to mark distances across terrain.
The role involves stretching the chain taut between points and recording measurements.
Though modern surveying uses electronic equipment, the term persists in some contexts: The chainman drove stakes at each station point.
Thin rigid stick
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- crewWorking team aboard
- assistantOne who aids another
- transitMovement between places
tripod · level · benchmark · stakeout · alignment · grade · elevation · slope
Point of connection
- distanceSpace between two points
- lengthMeasure of extent
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- calibrateAdjust for accuracy
gauge · scale · tally · station · baseline · traverse · offset · pins
Process of building something
- siteDesignated location
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- stakingRisking something valuable
clearing · infrastructure · development · terrain · earthwork · plot · cutline · corridor
rod
Thin rigid stick
transit · tripod · level · benchmark · stakeout · alignment · grade · elevation · slope · distance
link
Point of connection
calibrate · gauge · scale · tally · station · baseline · traverse · offset · pins · arrows
construction
Process of building something
- siteDesignated location
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
staking · clearing · infrastructure · development · terrain · earthwork · plot · cutline · corridor