"master plan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: master plans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} master plan (plural master plans)
  1. A comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself. Translations (a comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy): Gesamtkonzept [neuter] (German), Masterplan [masculine] (German), Rahmenplan [masculine] (German), תכנית אב (tokhnít-áv) [feminine] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-master_plan-en-noun-jzLrVwsT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'a comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy': 93 7
  2. (architecture) A small-scale graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a project. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (a graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project): Bauleitplan [masculine] (German), Bebauungsplan [masculine] (German), Generalplan [masculine] (German), Hauptbebauungsplan [masculine] (German), Raumordnung [feminine] (German), генера́льный план (generálʹnyj plan) [masculine] (Russian), генпла́н (genplán) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-master_plan-en-noun-xsEnvOaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'a graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project': 13 87

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