PROJECTION

n. 1 protrusion, protuberance, bulge, extension, overhang, ledge, flange; ridge, eminence, prominence, spur, crag, outcropping The safety line caught on a projection of the building, and the man was saved That projection off to the north is covered with ice all year long. 2 proposal, outlining, mapping, mapping out, presenting, presentation The projection of the plan for the new development must be effective for the council to accept it 3 plan, scheme, blueprint, programme, design, proposal, outline, diagram, map, representation, planning The council has approved the projection for the development of the waterfront 4 estimate, prognostication, forecast, prediction, calculation, reckoning These sales projections for next year are quite optimistic