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	Word or Phrase:	FUNDAMENTAL BENCH MARK *
	Definition:	Used by Ordnance Survey to record high accuracy height above Ordnance Datum Newlyn. Marked by a low concrete pillar, and maybe surrounded by railings, they comprise an underground chamber protecting the reference point, built directly onto stable bedrock.

	Word or Phrase:	BENCH MARK *
	Definition:	Mark, usually consisting of a horizontal line above an arrow, cut by the Ordnance Survey as part of the survey of Britain and referenced to a known height above mean sea level.

	Word or Phrase:	BENCH *
	Definition:	A long seat, usually made of stone or wood, with or without a back.