Surveying Equipment Terminology

noun a person or thing that triangulates, especially a device used in surveying or navigation to determine the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points

• The surveyor used a triangulator to accurately measure the angles of the property.
• I heard that Bob the surveyor is the best triangulator in town.
• Hey, can you pass me that triangulator thingy over there?
• She was a master triangulator when it came to navigating office politics.

noun The name of a specific type of surveying instrument

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