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    Ordnance Survey map

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Geography
    ˌOrdnance ˈSurvey ˌmap noun [countable] British English  SGa map which shows all the roads, paths, hills etc of an area in detail 〔精细准确的〕地形测量图
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    Ordnance Survey map• Lorton paused to consult his Ordnance Survey map.• Filling a substantial amount of skyline and covering six full squares of the Ordnance Survey map.    Origin Ordnance Survey map (1800-1900) Because the maps were originally made for the department responsible for ordnance: ordnance “military materials” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French ordenance
    ˌOrdnance ˈSurvey ˌmap nounChineseSyllable
    which shows the a roads, Corpus all map


    Ordnance Survey map
    ˌOrdnance ˈSurvey ˌmap noun [countable] British English
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: Because the maps were originally made for the department responsible for ordnance: ordnance 'military materials' (14-20 centuries), from Old French ordenance
    a map which shows all the roads, paths, hills etc of an area in detail


    Ordnance Survey mapBrE /ˌɔːdnəns ˈsɜːveɪ mæp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːrdnəns ˈsɜːrveɪ mæp/ 🔊 nouna very detailed map of an area of Britain or Ireland, prepared by an organization called the Ordnance Survey, which is supported by the government （由英国或爱尔兰政府资助的全国地形测量局所绘制的）全国地形测绘详图