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map
verbs
look at a map
• She stopped the car to look at the map.
read a map
(= look at and understand the information on a map )
• He drove while I read the map.
study a map
(= look carefully at a map )
• They studied the map before setting out.
draw a map
• He drew me a map of the route.
check a map
( also consult a map formal ) (= look at a map to get information )
• I don't know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.
be marked on a map
(= put a mark or symbol on a map to show where something is )
• The path is clearly marked on the map.
find something on a map
• I managed to find the village on the map.
spread out/unfold a map
• We spread out our maps on the floor.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + map
detailed
• a detailed map of the city
accurate
• a modern, accurate map of the district
large-scale
(= showing a small area in a lot of detail )
• a large-scale map of Paris
a road map
• a road map of Texas
a street map
• There's a street map outside the town hall.
a tourist map
• The museum is marked on most tourist maps.
an Ordnance Survey map
British English (= a map showing the roads, paths, hills etc of an area in detail )
phrases
the contours on a map
(= the lines on a map showing the height of mountains and valleys )
• Contours on the map are given in feet.
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noun ADJ. large-scale | small-scale | accurate | detailed | quick (only used with the verb draw), rough, simple, sketch ‘How do you get there?’ ‘I'll draw you a quick map.’ | local | road, street a street map of central London a road map of the British Isles | world | bus, tube, underground | contour, outline, relief | geological, political | weather | Ordnance Survey | tourist | route | wall VERB + MAP read Are you any good at reading maps? | check, consult, look at | draw | be marked on The museum is clearly marked on the map. | spread out, unfold We spread the map out on the floor. | fold (up) MAP + VERB show sth MAP + NOUN projection PREP. off the ~ Our village is just off the map. | on a/the ~ The lane isn't on the map. | ~ of a map of the area
Oxford Collocations Dictionary