map noun

BrE /mæp/ ; NAmE /mæp/

a drawing or plan of the earth’s surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc a map
of France
a street map of Miami
to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
large-scale maps
Can you find Black Hill on the map?
I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.

Idioms
put somebody/something on the ˈmap
to make somebody/something famous or important The exhibition has helped put the city on the
map.

wipe somebody/something off the ˌface of the ˈearth, wipe something off the ˈmap
to destroy or remove somebody/something completely

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015