sketch map
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sketch map
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Levin lured each actor with finished scripts for the first and last episodes and a sketch map for where he wanted to go in between.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Horwood's sad story was recounted in a small volume, which included depositions, trial proceedings, and a sketch map of the crime scene.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2013
"I told her to come over here and she brought a sketch map," Almada recalls.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2012
And yet, if it is practical in purpose, and scrupulous in method – Leonardo has walked the riverbed, surveyed it – this little sketch map is cosmic in scope.
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2010
By one a.m., he was ready to transfer the data from his pencil sketch map to the actual cave floor.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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