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ordnance datum

noun

  1. mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps OD
“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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The surface of the ground is 226 feet above the Ordnance datum.

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