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Meanings of marking out in English

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Process of transferring a design or pattern to a workpiece, as the first step in a manufacturing process.

Usage of marking out in English
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Begin by marking out the big circle A for the disc.
Things To Make
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For the marking out a drawing board and T-square are invaluable.
Things To Make
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Three boys are marking out potato drills in the Roscommon sunshine.
The Irish Times
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What delightful plan had Miss Davis been marking out for her?
Hetty Gray / Nobody's Bairn
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The lieutenants were not long in marking out the site of their proposed fort.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
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The new one represented a storm, angled blue lines marking out the falling rain.
Pack animals
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Ahead of them are red posts and danger signs - marking out their next project.
Reuters
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She could actually see the gas crystallizing in long straight lines marking out the beams.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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The trusts are marking out organized paths through the hitherto chaotic, disorganized systems of industry.
Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
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No, we must take our own things and cut the marking out of our linen.
The Rebellion of Margaret
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Kano shuddered at this foreign marking out of hours.
The Dragon Painter
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That little nutmeg on Silva early on felt like a man marking out his territory.
The Guardian
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Figure 274 illustrates the manner of finding essential points in drawing or marking out cut-off cams.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught / Comprising instructions in the ...
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She would have liked to possess the capability of marking out for herself a definite course.
Bertha Garlan
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She actually measured it with her boot, marking out heel-to-toe from the scrape to the edge.
Coalition's End
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Reconnaissance teams had spent weeks marking out the routes, building new roads and bridges, and removing obstacles.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
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Marking out through the time
Marking out across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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