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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detail drawing

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

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)

Seat Made of Quarter-Sawed Oak A simple design for a hall or window seat is shown in the accompanying sketch and detail drawing.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I 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