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1
in government surveys, the east-west line that functions as a starting point for the parallel lines demarcating blocks, townships, etc.
On the Prairies, base lines run east and west, 24 miles apart, moving northwards, beginning at the 49th parallel; in Old Ontario (Upper Canada) the base lines tend to parallel the St. Lawrence River and the shore of Lake Ontario.
Quotations
1871
The east and west lines between townships 4 and 5 . . . and 16 and 17, shall be base lines, or standard parallels, in the system.
1962
New Toronto wants the Municipal Board to give the . . . municipality the northeastern corner of the Toronto Township north of the Base Line and east of the Fourth Line
2
a road that lies on or near a base line.
See: base-line road
Quotations
1934
You'll find the Base Line pretty straight.
1958
This [road] came to be called the "Base Line," although in reality the nearest base line was six miles further north.