Government Survey System

Definition:   a type of land description developed by federal government for subdividing lands using surveying lines.

Pronunciation:   \ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt\ \sər-ˈvā, ˈsər-ˌ\ \ˈsis-təm\

Used in a Sentence:   The government survey system creates a checkerboard of identical squares covering a given area.