strip map

noun

1. a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strip map¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Allegiance to that strip map promotes the reasoning that lies behind the most baffling death-by-GPS scenarios, the willingness to “turn right here” when “here” is clearly a lake.

From The Guardian

The soothing voice of the turn-by-turn directions, guiding us through an unfamiliar environment, is the personification of the strip map.

From The Guardian

The car plunged off the bridge, dropping nearly 40ft to the ground near the water before it burst into flames But the spectre of the strip map also haunts the scarier incidents, like the disappearance of the Chretiens – scary because we can imagine them happening to us.

From The Guardian

A strip map is a basic understanding of two points: an unbroken line from A to B. If one knows an environment intimately, and can add in more details, this can turn into a comprehensive map.

From The Guardian

The newspaper also published a detailed strip map of the route from the Federal Building on Okmulgee Avenue to the Sycamore Inn.

From Washington Times