Map Mæp Street I Read Find Road Noun

• a map of france
• a street map of miami
• to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
• large-scale maps

map

1. 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
• to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
• large-scale maps
• Can you find Black Hill on the map?
• I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
2. to make somebody/something famous or important
• The exhibition has helped put the city on the map.
3. to destroy or remove somebody/something completely

Extra Examples

• According to the map, we need to head north-east.
• Are you any good at reading maps?
• Click here to view a map of the area.
• He followed the map to Red Square.
• I printed out a map to the party.
• 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 lane isn’t on the map.
• The museum is clearly marked on the map.
• We spread the map out on the floor.
• a road map of Florida
• a road map of the British Isles
• a street map of Havana
• a street map of central London
• maps depicting details such as mountain ranges and shorelines
• A sketch map of the region showed the main mining areas.
• Dan read the map while I drove.
• I can’t find the station—it must be off the map.
• I took with me an ordnance survey (OS) map.
• I’ll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
• It’s a good idea to have a bus/tube/underground map when you visit London.
• 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.
• Try to find the river on the map.
• You’ll need a road map.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus).