Plan
Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Rough outline and plan are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough outline" instead a noun "Plan".
Rough outline
Plan and rough outline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plan" instead a noun phrase "Rough outline".
Both terms in one sentence
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Right after the Allied generals are given the rough outline of the plan, the first sign that it will fail occurs when Field Marshal von Rundstedt orders an SS-Panzer Corps to Arnhem for rest.
Source: Film / A Bridge Too Far
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