noun
The name of a specific type of surveying instrument
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The surveyor used an abney level to measure the slope of the land.
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I borrowed my neighbor's abney level to check the angle of my driveway.
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Hey, do you have that fancy abney level thingy to help us with the construction project?
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She used her intuition as her abney level to navigate through the complexities of the situation.