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noun
Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
first or fundamental plan.
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Origin of ground plan
First recorded in 1725–35
Words nearby ground plan
groundout, ground owl, ground pea, ground pine, ground pink, ground plan, ground plane, ground-plane aerial, ground plate, groundplot, ground plum
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British Dictionary definitions for ground plan
ground plan
noun
a drawing of the ground floor of a building, esp one to scaleSee also plan (def. 3) Compare elevation (def. 5)
a preliminary or basic outline
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