The architect's drawings are at once economical and exact. With a handful of lines she conveys the sweep of an entire facade, and each of those lines, on close inspection, has been placed exactly where it will do the most work.
As used in the text, what does the word "sweep" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
broad continuous extent
- B
chimney cleaner
- C
easy victory
- D
broom action
Explanation
A few lines convey the broad extent of a facade; "sweep" means broad continuous extent, not the cleaning, victory, or chimney senses.