staking out

staking out

[′stāk·iŋ ′au̇t]

(engineering)

Driving stakes into the earth to indicate the foundation location of a structure to be built.

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staking out

staking out

The driving of stakes, 2 for batter boards, thereby locating the corners of an excavation. (See illustration p. 934.)

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