relief map
noun
a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
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Nearby words
- relic area,
- relics,
- relict,
- reliction,
- relief,
- relief pitcher,
- relief valve,
- reliefer,
- relier,
- relieve
Origin of relief map
First recorded in 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for relief map
A huge horizon of water surrounded Phina Island, which lay unrolled like a relief-map at his feet.
Godfrey Morgan|Jules VerneThis monstrosity turned out to be a relief-map of Palestine.
The garden looked like a relief-map now, and gave no indication of what it would be in August; such a jungle!
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
relief map
noun
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relief map
[rĭ-lēf′]
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