Theodolite used in a sentence

Theodolite in a sentence as a noun

So you need to measure the vertical difference in height from the base of the tree to the theodolite.

Probably cheaper to hire a few guys with a theodolite than order a bunch of hi rez satellite pictures still, then.

Obviously laser theodolites can solve these problems but are about 1000 times more expensive than a reel tape.

Perhaps hitching it up to a theodolite, EDM and other measuring tools would be more useful than a "what if I could read your mind and get it badly wrong" tool.

OS maps are based on data surveyed by early Victorians with measuring chains climbing hills and triangulating with theodolites and therefore has some errors which vary randomly across the UK.