mapmaking

Etymology

From map + making.

mapmaking means cartography, the making of maps and charts. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

Cartography, the making of maps and charts.“The commissioners cited public opposition — 83% of citizen emails were opposed to the change — and the hassle that renaming would cause for the road’s residents and businesses. But they also could have noted the new name hasn’t really stuck in popular usage, despite the president’s claimed mapmaking powers.”