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photomap

[ foh-tuh-map ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌmæp /

noun

a mosaic of aerial photographs marked as a map, with grid lines, place-names, etc.

verb (used with object), pho·to·mapped, pho·to·map·ping.

to map by means of aerial photography.

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Origin of photomap

First recorded in 1865–70; photo- + map

Words nearby photomap

photoluminescent, photolysis, photolyze, photom., photomacrograph, photomap, photomechanical, photomechanical transfer, photometer, photometric brightness, photometry
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British Dictionary definitions for photomap

photomap
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌmæp) /

noun

a map constructed by adding grid lines, place names, etc, to one or more aerial photographs

verb -maps, -mapping or -mapped

(tr) to map (an area) using aerial photography
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