detail drawing

American  

noun

Engineering.

1. a drawing, at relatively large scale, of a part of a building, machine, etc., with dimensions or other information for use in construction.

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detail drawing British  

noun

1. a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc

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Example Sentences

This might have been prevented had the architect included a standard detail drawing showing exactly how high the foundation wall should be in relationship to all the ground around the house.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Art has described the burial of our Lord with great fulness of detail, drawing largely on the imagination.

From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by Stalker, James

The plates are models of detail drawing, and the text is in the form of notes lettered on the drawings.

From Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples by Brown, Frank Chouteau

The top back rail serves as a top back board and should have the corners rounded as shown in the detail drawing.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

A detail drawing of the central stud is shown in fig.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan