Definitions
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- noun A
monument erected in a high place, such as ahilltop , indicating thedirection anddistance of notablelandscape features which can be seen with the naked eye from that point.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Amplitur extended two of the four digits on the end of its right tentacle and impacted the drifting topograph.
The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992
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The Amplitur extended two of the four digits on the end of its right tentacle and impacted the drifting topograph.
The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992
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For the compensation of one topograph, at $1,250 per annum, ... ..
Additional estimates for the support of the government, Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury 1864
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For impact, few vistas along the Edge can beat the one from Selsley Common, southwest of Stroud: a topograph next to the tumulus picks out features as far away as the Sugar Loaf and Hay Bluff.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Prague, 1864-78); Seifert, Die Leitmeritzer Diöcese nach ihren geschichtl., kirchl.u. topograph.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Walkers will still get enormous pleasure from viewing the vista, whether or not they take the trouble to identify every single indicator on the topograph. "
Shropshire Star 2009
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