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ground plan
n.
1. A plan of a floor of a building drawn as if seen from overhead.
2. A preliminary plan or strategy: the ground plan for an invasion.
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ground plan
n
1. (Architecture) a drawing of the ground floor of a building, esp one to scale. See also plan3 Compare elevation5
2. a preliminary or basic outline
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ground′ plan`
n.
1. the plan of a floor of a building.
2. a first or fundamental plan.
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Noun | 1. | ground plan - a floor plan for the ground level of a building floor plan - scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation |
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n → piantaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995