plane-table

verb (used with or without object), plane-ta·bled, plane-ta·bling.

1. to survey with a plane table.

noun Surveying.

1. a drawing board mounted on a tripod, used in the field, with an alidade, for surveying tracts of land.

noun

1. a surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board mounted on adjustable legs, and used in the field for plotting measurements directly

verb plane-table

2. to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table