"PK nail" meaning in All languages combined

See PK nail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: PK nails [plural]
Etymology: An initialism of the Parker-Kalon Company, the original manufacturer. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=PK nail}} PK nail (plural PK nails)
  1. (surveying) A thick-shanked nail with an indentation in the middle of its head, driven into the ground to mark a position precisely. Categories (topical): Surveying

Inflected forms

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