slope stake

slope stake

[′slōp ‚stāk]
(mining engineering)
Stake set at the point where the finished side slope of an excavation or embankment meets the original grade.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

slope stake

A stake, driven in the ground, indicating the line where a cut or fill meets the original grade.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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