красные горизонтали

English translation: red terrain contour

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Russian term or phrase:красные горизонтали
English translation:red terrain contour
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar

21:59 Jan 9, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Russian term or phrase: красные горизонтали
Проект организации рельефа выполнен сплошным способом, методом красных горизонталей
Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
red terrian contour
Explanation:
red terrian contour

Contour Lines.

The most common method of showing elevation and relief on a map is with contour lines. Contour lines on the map are brown (red/brown for red light-readable maps) representing imaginary lines on the earth’s surface, all points of which have the same elevation. Each contour line has an assigned value or elevation.

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red terrian contour


Explanation:
red terrian contour

Contour Lines.

The most common method of showing elevation and relief on a map is with contour lines. Contour lines on the map are brown (red/brown for red light-readable maps) representing imaginary lines on the earth’s surface, all points of which have the same elevation. Each contour line has an assigned value or elevation.




    Reference: http://home.swipnet.se/longrange/terrain_features_and_symbol...
Kate Pisman
Local time: 04:35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield: Тут случайно не terrain имелось в виду?
1 hr
  -> Thank you (за поправку большое спасибо! Буду внимательней)

agree  koundelev: в словаре надо бы исправить на terrain
2 hrs
  -> Thank you (за поправку большое спасибо! Буду внимательней)

agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 7 hrs
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