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dumpy level
noun
, Surveying.
- an instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports.
dumpy level
noun
- surveying a levelling instrument consisting of a horizontal telescope with various rotational arrangements and a spirit level
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dumpy level1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Wolsey now lodged at Esher, where his spirits soon fell—if we may be allowed an engineering phrase—to a very dumpy level.
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