What is a short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object called?
offset — (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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