- a drawing or plan of the earth’s surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc.
- a map of France
- a street map of Miami
- a map of the area/region/world/route
- to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
- large-scale maps
- on a/the map Can you find Black Hill on the map?
- to be marked/plotted/shown on a map
- I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
- Click here to download a map.
- an interactive map
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1- According to the map, we need to head north-east.
- He followed the map to Red Square.
- In 1924 the Soviet Union redrew the map of Central Asia.
- Large maps were displayed around the meeting room.
- Maps can reveal the history of a place.
- Our town is just off the map.
- The museum is clearly marked on the map.
- We spread the map out on the floor.
- A sketch map of the region showed the main mining areas.
- Maria consulted the map.
- The map isn't detailed enough to show individual streets.
- The weather map showed storms approaching from the north.
- There's a political map of Europe on page 28.
- Tourist maps are on sale in most newsagents.
- It displays the plane's location on a map.
- a map of the stars
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large-scale
- small-scale
- accurate
- …
- read
- use
- check
- …
- indicate something
- show something
- depict something
- …
- projection
- according to map
- off the map
- on a/the map
- …
- a diagram to show the positions of things over an area
- an electron density map
- a diagram to show the position of genes on a chromosome
- a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus).
Idioms
See map in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee map in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishall over the map
- (North American English, informal) lacking organization; in a confused state
- Oil prices were all over the map last week, but they seem to be more stable now.
off the map
- (of a place) very far away or remote
- Although the town was completely off the map, I was glad that I made the effort to visit.
put somebody/something on the map
- to make somebody/something famous or important
- This chicken dish put the chef firmly on the map.
- The exhibition has helped put the city on the map.
wipe somebody/something off the face of the earth | wipe something off the map
- to destroy or remove somebody/something completely
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