detail drawing

noun

, Engineering.

1. a drawing, at relatively large scale, of a part of a building, machine, etc., with dimensions or other information for use in construction.

detail drawing

noun

1. a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc

Example Sentences

The former president then went on to tell the story of the Wollman Rink — an ice skating rink in Central Park — in great detail, drawing a nearly 15-minute anecdote about his role in its construction and seemingly losing the crowd.

From Salon

This might have been prevented had the architect included a standard detail drawing showing exactly how high the foundation wall should be in relationship to all the ground around the house.

From Seattle Times

A detail drawing of the central stud is shown in fig.

From Project Gutenberg

The district attorney, Richard J. McNally Jr., said prosecutors had planned to rely on weather reports to dispute Mr. Mosley’s account, but Mr. Altschule was able to provide much more detail, drawing on radar maps that allowed him to say precisely where and when rain was falling.

From Forbes

The district attorney, Richard J. McNally Jr., said prosecutors had planned to rely on weather reports to dispute Mr. Mosley’s account, but Mr. Altschule was able to provide much more detail, drawing on radar maps that allowed him to say precisely where and when rain was falling.

From New York Times