Part of Speech:
n. The part of speech reflects that used in the
full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: As surveys progressed, various improvements were introduced to secure regularity and convenience of description, by the establishment of base-lines, meridians, and standard parallels, through certain permanent natural points, the mouths of rivers…and more recently the summits of mountains,…each of these mountain tops overlooking an immense area, and all constituting monuments and witness posts to endure for all time.
Publishing Location:
Washington
Date of Publication:
1860
Page Number:
51