blueprint

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Modern blueprint of the French galleon La Belle.

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Singular
blueprint

Plural
blueprints

blueprint (plural blueprints)

  1. (architecture, engineering): A type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing documenting an architecture or an engineering design, (originally) printed in white on blue paper.
  2. (informal) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

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Infinitive
to blueprint

Third person singular
blueprints

Simple past
blueprinted

Past participle
blueprinted

Present participle
blueprinting

to blueprint (third-person singular simple present blueprints, present participle blueprinting, simple past and past participle blueprinted)

  1. To make a blueprint for.
    The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.
  2. To make a detailed operational plan for.
    They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.