mud map

noun

A roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

nounmud map (plural mud maps)

plural mud maps

  1. AustraliaslangA roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground.First known use 20th c.

    This was just the mud-map, just enough to make sure I did not miss the turning to the Scenic View.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 189
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APA

mud map. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20map

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“mud map.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20map. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mud map,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20map.

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