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map

/mæp/noun

A drawing or image of an area, real or imagined, that shows where places and features are located in relation to each other.

Example sentences

  • “We spread the map on the table to plan our hiking route.”
  • “The hotel gave us a free map of the city center.”

Figurative uses are common: you map out a plan, and a remote place is 'off the map'.

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