plan view
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plan view
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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For me, it was always about the detail ... the forensic detail, the plan view of the house on Cross Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
It presented the entire city to scale in plan view, as if from directly above, at a time when most urban views were imagined as imprecise bird's-eye aerial perspectives.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2012
Nonetheless, lawmakers on both sides of the plan view it as a first step in debt-control efforts.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2010
For instance, Benson Honig of McMaster University asks: "How many investors would read a plan, view a five-minute presentation, and make a decision?"
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 19, 2010
Aspect--The top or plan view of an aeroplane surface.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
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