thirty-thousand-foot view

noun

An overview, free from petty detail; the big picture.

Meanings

nounthirty-thousand-foot view (plural thirty-thousand-foot views)

plural thirty-thousand-foot views · alternative 30,000-foot view

  1. An overview, free from petty detail; the big picture.

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