ground plan

noun
1.
Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
2.
first or fundamental plan.
Origin
1725-35
Examples from the web for ground plan
  • The geometry would be built into the fabric as its basis and ground plan.
  • The horizontal and vertical ground plan of a roadway, railroad, transit route or other facility.
  • The ground plan is essentially rectangular with a main auditorium and lobby forming the central portion.
  • The ground plan of a highway as seen from above and as shown on a map or drawing, also called horizontal alignment.
British Dictionary definitions for ground plan

ground plan

noun
1.
a drawing of the ground floor of a building, esp one to scale See also plan (sense 3) Compare elevation (sense 5)
2.
a preliminary or basic outline