ground plan

noun

1. Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
2. first or fundamental plan.

ground plan

noun

1. See elevation, plan
   a drawing of the ground floor of a building, esp one to scale See also plan Compare elevation
2. a preliminary or basic outline

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground plan¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Square as to the ground plan, its height is usually twice its width and length.

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"You will discover a few deviations in the ground plan," returned Coronado, for once ironical.

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The ground plan is a simple rectangle, as shown in Figure 36, without partitions.

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Line we need, not only for our ground-plan and framework, but also to define or express our forms.

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The above is a sketch of the ground-plan of the house and fowl-yard.

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