单词 | mud map |
释义 | > as lemmasmud map mud map n. Australian a sketch map giving directions, spec. one outlined on the ground. ΚΠ 1879 Queenslander 11 Jan. 43/1 Now comes in the keystone to the mutual understanding between blacks and whites—the mud-map. I..give the cue ‘Bindeaca Goondi’, by drawing a circle to represent our camp. 1919 E. S. Sorenson Chips & Splinters 14 An obscure little place that isn't marked on any map excepting always the mud maps that Phineas draws on the road with a stick when directing some unfortunate wanderer to the awful place. 1956 T. Ronan Moleskin Midas iii. 171 I want a fresh horse and some tucker and a mud map for getting to town without hitting too many roads. 1982 J. A. Sharwood Vocab. Austral. Dried Vine Fruits Industry 34 A mud map or a sand map is no longer just a diagram sketched roughly in the soil but may be a more elaborate illustration produced on paper within an office. 2000 Canberra Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. a4 Guests were handed mud maps to negotiate the tables that were set up in the gallery's outdoor garden. < as lemmas |
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