ground plan

noun
1.
Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
2.
first or fundamental plan.
Origin:
1725–35

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ground plan
 
—n
1.  See also plan Compare elevation a drawing of the ground floor of a building, esp one to scale
2.  a preliminary or basic outline

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