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working drawing

American  

noun

  1. an accurately measured and detailed drawing of a structure, machine, etc., or of any part of one, used as a guide to workers in constructing it.


working drawing British  

noun

  1. a scale drawing of a part or assembly that provides a guide for manufacture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of working drawing

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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A similarly impressive five-foot-wide working drawing for the successful 1985 project to wrap the Pont Neuf in Paris raised about $569,000, and one of Christo’s sought-after early “Package” sculptures, dating from 1961, took $626,400.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2021

Undaunted, she carried on working, drawing, sculpting and making installations.

From Economist • Sep. 21, 2017

He also appeared to be some sort of mechanic; one ransom note had a careful working drawing of the sort of box in which he wanted the money delivered.

From Time Magazine Archive

He made a working drawing of what had to be built.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Leinster, Murray

Show a working drawing or model of the same.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

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