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A AREA C&G CURB & GUTTER
Abut ABUTMent CH CHAIN
AC ACRE CI Contour interval
Adj. ADJUSTED CK CHECK POINT
AG ABOVE GROUND c/L CENTER-LINE
An Assumed north CO CLEAN-OUT
ASPH ASPHALT COL COLUMN
Ave AVERAGE COR CORNER
AZ AZIMUTH Corr correction
AZn AZIMUTH from north Cos cosine
AZs AZIMUTH from south Cosec cosecant
BC BEGINNING or CURVE Cot cotangent
Bdry boundary CONC CONCRETE
BL Base LINE CSP CORRUGATED STEEL PIPE
BM BENCHMARK Cu. CUBIC
BO BASIN OUTLET CULV CULVERT
BOS BEGINNING OF SURVEY D degree of curve
BOV BLOW OFF VALVE Da double area
BPS BLUE PAINT STRIPE DE difference in elevation
BR bearing Decl declination
BS backsight DEG DEGREE
Bsd backsight distance Dep departure
BXC BOX CULVERT Diff difference
BW BARBED WIRE DIA DIAMETER
C CUT DIST DISTANCE
Ch correction due to slope Dmd double meridian distance
Cp correction due to pull Dpd double parallel distance
Cs correction due to sag E EAST / external distance
Ct correction due to --------- Elev elevation
--------- temperature
F fill
Cb check base
Fs foresight
CEM CEMENT
FsD Foresight distance MON MONUMENT
ft foot / feet MSL MEAN SEA LEVEL
Gct Greenwich civil time N NORTH or nadir
GhA Greenwich hour angle Nda north double area
Gl grade / ground line NE NORTHEAST
GMT Greenwich mean time NW NORTHWEST
Gn grid north Obs observed
Gnd ground Occ occupied
Gr grade PAR PARELLEL
Ha Hectare Pc point of curvature
HD horizontal distance Pcc point of compound curve
Hi height of Instrument PF Pace factor
Ht Head tapeman PI POINT OF INTERSECTION
HWY HIGHWAY PL PROPERTY LINE
I interaction angle Pos positive
Id inclined distance Pt point of tangency
Ifs intermediate foresight R RADIUS
Instr instrument REC relative error of --------
-------- closure
INT intarier
Rl range line
K Stadia interval factor
Rm rodman
Lat LATITUDE
Rn range
Lc long chord
Rp relatice precision
Long LONGITUDE
Rr rod reading
LWe LOW WATER edge
RT Rear tapeman
M middle ordinate / METER
Rwe right water edge
MAG magnetic
S SOUTH / stadia interval
Max MAximum
Sda SOUTH DOUBLE AREA
Mer MERIDIAN
SEC SECONDS OR SECANT
Mhhm Mean higher high water
SIN SINE
MIN MINIMUM or MINUTE
STA STATION
Mllw mean lower low water
SQ SQUARE
Mn magnetic north
ST STREET / STORM LINE
SW SOUTHWEST
T TANGENT DISTANCE
TAN TANGENT
TBM TEMPORARY BENCH MARK
TC TANGENT TO CURVE
TD TAPED DISTANCE
TDE TRUE DIFFERENCE IN -------
------------ ELEVATION
TN TRUE NORTH
TP TURNING POINT
VD VERTICAL DISTANCE
VEL VELOCITY
VERT VERTICAL
VOL VOLUME
W WEST
WL WATER LEVEL / LINE
X-SEC CROSS SECTION

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