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photomap

[ foh-tuh-map ]

noun

  1. a mosaic of aerial photographs marked as a map, with grid lines, placenames, etc.


verb (used with object)

, pho·to·mapped, pho·to·map·ping.
  1. to map by means of aerial photography.

photomap

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌmæp /

noun

  1. a map constructed by adding grid lines, place names, etc, to one or more aerial photographs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to map (an area) using aerial photography
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photomap1

First recorded in 1865–70; photo- + map
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Example Sentences

Their photomap of Canal Street proceeded in that same spirit; and so would the project’s next iteration with their move to a new location.

CycleStreets: UK-wide Cycle Journey Planner and Photomap Believed to be the first site to have incorporated the Ordnance Survey's free 1:10,000 StreetView mapping.

The doctor spread out a large photomap.

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