to plot
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3.6
- verb
- /plɑt/
:
parcelar
- To plot an exact position, you need three things: a sextant, an accurate chronometer and a celestial almanac.
- plot on a map
So once we've once we've housed you, we then get out early doors and we plot up round where we believe you to be.
- So once we've once we've housed you, we then get out early doors and we plot up round where we believe you to be.
- If it had those two items identified, then it could plot a path.
- If you can recognize these people in their approach, they are the figures you will navigate by, by whom you will plot your journey.
- Path B might be a little better because I plotted the alternative plot to path it to the path B.
Examples
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He would be able to plot our position immediately.
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You have to find out how many people are using it, plot this all on a map.
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And you look at the map Where they plot it, It's the whole western half Of the state.
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Plot these numbers to our position.
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Have you got our course plotted?
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Plot a new course for Space Laboratory Regula I.
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The engineers met to plot the layout of the new park on the Blueprints.
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Before starting the construction, we need to plot the location of all utilities on a detailed map.
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They decided to plot the development sites accurately to avoid any discrepancies.
Synonyms
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3.5
To make a picture or table that shows information clearly
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3.7
Plan something carefully in detail before doing it
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2.9
To make a drawing that shows a place's shape, roads, and towns
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9.9
To map and divide land into lots for sale or planning
Idioms
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7.1
A situation that gets more complicated or interesting because of new information
- Literature
Events that happen mainly to move the story forward, even if they do not make sense
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Etymology
Plot as a verb comes from the idea of marking a piece of land or area. To plot the land is to draw or mark its borders and layout, which is why surveyors use this verb.