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dumpy level

noun

, Surveying.
  1. 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

  1. surveying a levelling instrument consisting of a horizontal telescope with various rotational arrangements and a spirit level
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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dumpydum spiro, spero