open-plan
adjective
chiefly British
: having or consisting of a large room that is not divided into smaller rooms or areas
an open-plan office
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Even the guest cabins can be reconfigured to create an open-plan, apartment-style space, while the shallow draft lends itself to easy navigation in Florida and the Bahamas.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
The wide front porch gives the illusion that the open-plan living and kitchen area extends past the exterior walls, through the (optional) all-glass double doors to the great outdoors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Director Bong Joon Ho envisioned the interaction between the two families as a cat-and-mouse game of spying, set in an open-plan house.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
The communal spaces, an open-plan living room, a dining area, and a sleek kitchen, are placed on the uppermost level to capture the most available light and airflow.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
The wide front porch gives the illusion that the open-plan living and kitchen area extends past the exterior walls, through the (optional) all-glass double doors to the great outdoors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Director Bong Joon Ho envisioned the interaction between the two families as a cat-and-mouse game of spying, set in an open-plan house.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
The communal spaces, an open-plan living room, a dining area, and a sleek kitchen, are placed on the uppermost level to capture the most available light and airflow.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open-plan
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“Open-plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-plan. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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