0 a drawing of the earth's surface, or part of that surface, showing the shape and position of different countries, political borders, natural features such as rivers and mountains, and artificial features such as roads and buildings:
a map of the world
a map of Paris
a road map
We need a large-scale map showing all the footpaths that we can walk along.
I'm terrible at map reading (= understanding maps).
He bought a map showing the population distribution of Scotland.
a celestial map
a map of Mars
I'll draw you a quick map if you're worried about finding the hotel.
1 to represent an area of land in the form of a map:
Parts of the mountainous region in the north of the country have still not been mapped.
2 a drawing that represents a region or place by showing the various features of it, such as rivers and roads, and the distances between them, so that people can get help in finding their way from one place to another:
3 to draw a representation of a place:
Archaeologists have mapped the old Roman city using aerial photography.
4 a drawing of the Earth's surface, or part of it, showing things such as the shape and position of countries, political borders, towns, rivers, etc.:
5 a drawing that gives you a particular type of information about a particular area:
This is a map of the building showing where the fire extinguishers are located.
You can use the interactive map to find our franchises nationwide.
The carbon map was designed so cities could better analyse their overall carbon footprint.
6 a simple plan that shows a direction of travel between one place and another:
7 a simple plan that represents a more complicated thing, system, or idea:
We now have a conceptual map of the essential qualities of leadership.
8 to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is:
10 to show how something is put together or organized:
To find your nearest UK school, we have a clickable map dividing the UK into regions.
I'm not quite sure how to get there - I'd better consult a map.
Let's aim for Coventry first, and then we'll have a look at the map.
On this map, demarcations between regions are shown with dotted lines.
The fewest and longest lines are also drawn on plans generating an 'axial map'.
The qualitative and quantitative relationship between these maps will be explained by the surgery construction in the next section.
The maps deal with climate and emphasise special features relating to rainfall, winds,- etc., which would riot be shown in an ordinary topographical atlas.
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