survey

Definition

The act of surveying; a general view.

Etymology

From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.

Example Sentences

• "Under his proud survey the city lies."
• "A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings."
• "The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys."