Meaning of drawing board | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes.
2. The planning stage of a project.
   figuratively

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Examples

“The T square, used by architects, makes very good parallels, if made to slide⟳ along the smooth edge of a drawing board⟳, or a straightedge laid and kept steady on the paper.”

“The Drawing-Board is a smooth board⟳, […] very accurately rectangular, with its edges quite smooth. Upon this board⟳ drawing-paper is usually fixed, and evenly stretched, by means of glue or paste applied to a small strip⟳ of paper all round, which it is not intended to retain⟳ in the drawing.”

“As we explored the second floor of the building, we were pleasantly surprised to find⟳ a group of artists working away at their drawing boards. Without knowing it, we had stumbled into Walt Disney's Comic Strip⟳ department.”

“So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have⟳ been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.”

“At the time we doubted that such a locomotive would be given swift consideration—at least in detail; but the evidence suggests that one is already on the drawing board⟳ and will appear⟳ next year.”

“Following every economic crisis, political leaders, finance ministers, central bank governors, policy makers, academics and other interested parties hurry⟳ back to their drawing boards to rethink and redraw the rules or "architecture" governing both the national and international economic order⟳.”

“Localization makes use⟳ of a process⟳ known as postponement, which refers to the method by which the commitment of a product to its final form⟳ or destination is delayed. When decisions on the final product configuration are made ahead of market demand⟳, there is the risk⟳ that the products that are in finished goods are not what the customer demands. The philosophy of postponement ideally begins on the drawing board⟳ when the products are designed with late configuration in mind⟳.”

“Although the oft-mentioned plans to diversify the economy are off the drawing board⟳ for now, Europe and China still need⟳ Russian oil and gas, and export markets for grains, NPPs and weapons continue⟳ to expand⟳.”

“Freightliner has advocated the long-planned development of Ripple Lane as a nodal yard. Its redevelopment, to accommodate roads up to 700 metres long, was listed in the London Freight Strategy of 2022 but hasn't gone beyond the drawing board⟳.”

“Heading into the international break⟳, Guardiola will return⟳ to the drawing board⟳, wondering how he can restore⟳ his side to their previous heights.”

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