blueprint

noun

blue·print | \ ˈblü-ˌprint

Definition of blueprint

1 : a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans

2 : something resembling a blueprint (as in serving as a model or providing guidance) especially : a detailed plan or program of action a blueprint for victory

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a blueprint for reforming the public school system an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25

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The Plan reflects DaniLeigh's blueprint as an artist and as a person. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "DaniLeigh Took the Best Advice from Prince—to Be Herself as an Artist," 31 Jan. 2019 While super-heavy books or objects might not be the most secure on such shelves, all the lightweight paperwork, sketches, and blueprints work just fine. — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, "The Walls of This Home Office Are Devilishly Functional," 31 Jan. 2019 Flexible Design Slicer software is used to interpret digital blueprints that plot points in three-dimensional space. — Andrea Powell, WIRED, "How to 3-D Print an Entire House in a Single Day," 11 July 2018 As the head of the start-up Defense Distributed, Wilson waged a years-long legal battle over the distribution of 3-D-printed gun blueprints. — Colin Lecher, The Verge, "3D-printed gun maker Cody Wilson has been arrested in Taiwan," 21 Sep. 2018 Several dozen rebel lawmakers have discussed attempting to trigger a no-confidence vote in May in hope of replacing her with a strongly pro-Brexit politician such as former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a fierce critic of May's Brexit blueprint. — Fox News, "Leading Brexit supporters deny plot to topple Theresa May," 12 Sep. 2018 State attorneys general across the country pushed for courts to block the release of the blueprints. — German Lopez, Vox, "The battle to stop 3D-printed guns, explained," 1 Aug. 2018 There’s no blueprint that works for everyone, of course. — Elizabeth Kiefer, Glamour, "7 Things You Secretly Need to Do Before You Get Divorced," 27 Nov. 2018 Yes, but this is a very particular thing, 3-D gun blueprints. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Lauren Goode returns for the final episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask," 3 Aug. 2018

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