lev|el|ing

lev|el|ing
lev|el|ing «LEHV uh lihng», noun.
1. the act of one who or that which levels.
2. Surveying. the process or art of finding the relative elevation of points on the earth's surface, as with a surveyor's level and leveling rod, or of determining horizontal lines, grades, or the like, by such a method.

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