"gradient post" meaning in All languages combined

See gradient post on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gradient posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gradient post (plural gradient posts)
  1. A post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, embankment, etc. at that point. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-gradient_post-en-noun-j7aVK7MW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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