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sketch map

noun

a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.

Origin of sketch map

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby sketch map

skerrick, skerry, sket, sketch, sketch book, the, sketch map, sketchable, sketchbook, sketchpad, sketchy, skete

Example sentences from the Web for sketch map

According to the sketch-map the Zeppelin sheds were near the railway station.

The Sequel |George A. Taylor
Has anybody seen the sketch-map that papa made of the buildings?

The Seven Darlings |Gouverneur Morris
Carhart drew from a pocket his sketch-map of the region about the trestle.

The Road Builders |Samuel Merwin
To see the sketch-map of a previously unsurveyed country grow upon the paper is an intense satisfaction.

The Alps |Martin Conway

I had the advantage of seeing a sketch-map that the brigadier drew out, sir.

With Moore at Corunna |G. A. Henty