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ground plan

ground plan

noun

Definition of GROUND PLAN

1

: a plan of a floor of a building as distinguished from an elevation

2

: a first or basic plan

Examples of GROUND PLAN

<their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married>

First Known Use of GROUND PLAN

1731

Related to GROUND PLAN

Synonyms: arrangement, blueprint, design, game, game plan, plan, master plan, program, project, road map, scheme, strategy, system

Related Words: collusion, conspiracy, plot; contrivance, device, gambit, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick; counterplan, counterstrategy; means, tactic, technique, way; procedure, protocol; conception, idea, projet, proposal, specific(s), specification(s); aim, intent, intention, purpose; diagram, formula, layout, map, pattern, platform, policy, recipe, setup

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