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a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.[1900-05]
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strip map — noun Etymology: strip (III) : a map (as for an aviator) showing only a narrow band of territory (as 500 miles long and 10 miles wide) * * * a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip. [1900… … Useful english dictionary
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MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… … Universalium
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