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topo

topo

9.8
A drawing that shows climbing routes and cliff features
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊpoʊ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : croquis
  • Before starting our climb, we studied the topo to choose the best route up the cliff.
  • topo map

Examples

  • This common medieval topos precedes a letter written by San Bernaldo advising Don Remn, knight of the castle of Santo Ambrosio, on how to live according to his station and save his soul.

    Academic text (2003)
  • We're just looking at the topo trying to decide what route to try.

  • So we also have the topo on the outside, which is going to be sick also.

  • Get me a Topo.

  • This yearning of Westfield's takes up a familiar topos about music as an art of pure form devoid of referential content.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Topo-bathy point clouds from the 2016 pre- and post-Matthew surveys were classified as either 1 = Unclassified, 2 = Ground, or 29 = Bathymetry.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Topo-bathy LIDAR Products: Point Clouds and DEMs - Topographic-bathymetric (topo-bathy)

    Academic text (2018)
  • Topo-bathy LIDAR data were collected before Hurricane Matthew by the USACE on 24 June 2016 and published on 15 December 2016 (JALBTCX, 2016b; Table 1).

    Academic text (2018)
  • The multiple aspects of the discovery topos help organize the play from its beginning, when the Countess of Belflor, Diana, searches in the dark for the intruders who have dared to enter her chambers.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The topo provided detailed information about the climbing routes and dangerous areas on the crag.

Synonyms

topograph
vstopo
9.5

A detailed map that shows land shape and features like hills and rivers

serves as a climbing guide focused on routes and cliff features

How Detailed

guidebook
33 2.1
topo
  • Jargon
9.8
roadmap
1 3.2
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

topo singular
topos plural

Etymology

Topo comes from the Greek root topos, which means 'place', and is short for topography, a word about the shape of a place. In climbing, a topo is a simple map or drawing of the cliff showing routes and features, so the origin explains why it shows the 'place' and how to climb it.