Demarking

/dɪˈmɑːrkɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of demark; the action of marking or establishing boundaries.

Etymology

From demark + -ing (present participle). Shows the verb in progress or ongoing action.

Kelly Says

The process of demarking land during colonization involved surveyors with chains and theodolites, drawing invisible lines across landscapes that indigenous people had never imagined needed boundaries.

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