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Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey proper noun: originally the branch of government that produced maps for the military, now a civilian organisation that produces maps worldwide.

Proper noun

Ordnance Survey

  1. (UK) Originally the branch of government that produced maps for the military, now a civilian organisation that produces maps worldwide.
    Synonyms:
    OS
  2. Similar organisations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Ordnance Survey meaning in Tamil

Ordnance Survey in Tamil

படை நில அளவை

Synonyms of Ordnance Survey

Origin of Ordnance Survey

So called because in earlier days the survey was carried out under the direction of the Master-general of the Ordnance.

Questions about Ordnance Survey

What does Ordnance Survey mean?
Ordnance Survey means originally the branch of government that produced maps for the military, now a civilian organisation that produces maps worldwide.
What is Ordnance Survey in Tamil?
Ordnance Survey in Tamil is படை நில அளவை. See Ordnance Survey meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Ordnance Survey?
Ordnance Survey is a proper noun.

Words near Ordnance Survey in the dictionary

  1. Ordishes
  2. Ordiway
  3. Ordiways
  4. ORDLO
  5. ordnance
  6. Ordnance Survey
  7. Ordnance Survey map
  8. Ordnance Survey maps
  9. ordnanceman
  10. ordnancemen
  11. ordnances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ordnance Survey (page history and authors); Ordnance Survey (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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