ground plan
noun [C usually singular] (ACTION) mainly USDefinition
› the basic plan of action for something: He doesn't have a ground plan, he just makes decisions as the need arises.Architecture
(Definition of ground plan noun (ACTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- architect noun
- architectural adjective
- architecture noun
- blueprint noun
- colonial adjective
- design noun (PLAN)
- Georgian adjective
- Gothic adjective (BUILDING)
- ground plan noun (BUILDING)
- modernism noun
- modernist adjective, noun
- neoclassical adjective
- plan noun (DRAWING)
- plot noun (GROUND)
- rococo adjective
- Romanesque adjective
- vernacular noun
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