in rough

idiom

British
: in an unfinished form
The plans were done in rough for preapproval.

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Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 Search and rescue teams might use such drones to land on boats or all-terrain vehicles in rough environments. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025 Thursday’s practice was spent primarily on early down work, too, after the Broncos continued to put themselves in rough third-and-long situations against the Chargers. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 Landing on a moving aircraft carrier at night in rough seas requires trust not just in your instincts, but in the technology guiding your descent. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in rough

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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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