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Moundsman

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007116

A man, in historical survey practice, employed to dig pits and raise earth mounds that served as reference markers for a survey. The word is also baseball slang for a pitcher, taken from the mound on which the pitcher stands. The pitcher's mound rises 10 inches above the level of home plate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007116
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectSurveying
TranslationsGerman: Vermessungsgehilfe; Spanish: monticulista; French: homme aux monticules
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007116",
  "term": "Moundsman",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A man, in historical survey practice, employed to dig pits and raise earth mounds that served as reference markers for a survey. The word is also baseball slang for a pitcher, taken from the mound on which the pitcher stands. The pitcher's mound rises 10 inches above the level of home plate.",
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Vermessungsgehilfe",
    "es": "monticulista",
    "fr": "homme aux monticules"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/moundsman/"
}

Record 4,111 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.