measure land

Links were commonly used in measuring land in the English-speaking world before the 20th century, but are now rarely used.

The Mughal measurement system measured land in terms of gaz and bigha.

This use of a pole to measure arable land is very ancient.

Barely had they finished the inspection when rumours spread that government officials were measuring land for acquisition.

People usually used it for measuring land.

In the past people used to use wire chains for measuring land.

Sometimes legal councils had difficulty measuring land, or determining how much land on an estate was really unused.

He was commissioned in the 33rd Regiment and his ability at surveying led to work on measuring land for settlers in America.

He also worked as a surveyor, someone who measures land.

He returned to Bhutan from the United States and started out measuring land.