triangulate
/traɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/
verb
- To divide or map an area into triangles, especially for surveying or measuring distances.
- The surveyors used GPS to triangulate the exact location of the new road.
- To find the treasure, the explorers had to triangulate their position using two landmarks.
- The team will triangulate the forest to create an accurate map of the trails.
- To determine a location or distance by measuring angles from two or more known points.
- The phone's signal was triangulated to within a few meters.
- The rescue team triangulated the hiker's position from three radio towers.
- Using the stars, ancient sailors could triangulate their position at sea.
- To use multiple sources of information to verify or find something.
- Researchers often triangulate data from surveys, interviews, and experiments.
- To solve the mystery, the detective triangulated clues from various reports.
- The journalist triangulated the story by interviewing three different witnesses.