map-readingn.

Brit.

/ˈmapˌriːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæpˈˌridɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: map n.¹, reading n.¹

Etymology: < map n.¹ + reading n.¹ Compare earlier map-reader n. and later map-read v.

The inspection and interpretation of a map.

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1873 National Teacher Aug. 278 Map reading to be particularly promoted.

1904 (title) How to pass in topography: letters to a young officer on map-reading and map-making for military purposes.

1919 H. Shaw Text-bk. Aeronaut. xviii. 208 Map Reading.—It is above all necessary for the pilot of a machine to be able to understand a map.

1937 Discovery June 192/1 More maps and yet more maps, is the author's demand..; and more map-reading, too, we must add.

1959 Listener 15 Jan. 140/3 If you want to give yourself a test of stamina and skill in map reading you can walk the Roof of Wales.

1971 M. McCarthy Birds of Amer. 10 At a very early age he became a whizz at map-reading.

1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 211 For six weeks I beavered away at map-reading, marching smartly, and performing drill without a rifle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	map-reading
释义	map-readingn. Brit. /ˈmapˌriːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæpˈˌridɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: map n.¹, reading n.¹ Etymology: < map n.¹ + reading n.¹ Compare earlier map-reader n. and later map-read v. The inspection and interpretation of a map. ΚΠ 1873 National Teacher Aug. 278 Map reading to be particularly promoted. 1904 (title) How to pass in topography: letters to a young officer on map-reading and map-making for military purposes. 1919 H. Shaw Text-bk. Aeronaut. xviii. 208 Map Reading.—It is above all necessary for the pilot of a machine to be able to understand a map. 1937 Discovery June 192/1 More maps and yet more maps, is the author's demand..; and more map-reading, too, we must add. 1959 Listener 15 Jan. 140/3 If you want to give yourself a test of stamina and skill in map reading you can walk the Roof of Wales. 1971 M. McCarthy Birds of Amer. 10 At a very early age he became a whizz at map-reading. 1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 211 For six weeks I beavered away at map-reading, marching smartly, and performing drill without a rifle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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