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noun
- 1. a plot of land: "they looked out over the plats of dark ground"
verb
- 1. plan out or make a map of (an area of land, especially a proposed site for construction): "he bought back the site, platted it, and named it after his realtor"
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1. : a small piece of ground (such as a lot or quadrat) : plot. 2. : a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with actual or proposed features (such as lots) also : the land represented. plat. 4 of 5. verb (2) platted; platting. transitive verb. : to make a plat of. plat. 5 of 5. abbreviation. 1. plateau.
1. A piece of land; a plot. 2. A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and building lots. tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats. To make a plat of: plat a new town. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by plat, something flat) of plot; see plot.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definitions of plat. noun. a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) see more. verb. make a plat of. “ Plat the town”. synonyms: plot.
1. / plæt / noun. a small area of ground; plot. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. plat. 2. / plæt / noun. a variant spelling of plait.
A plat (which often refers to a plat map) is a to-scale, flat representation of how a certain piece of property is divided, and sometimes subdivided, into parcels and lots[1]. It is a type of map called a cadastral map, which shows the land record of a certain property’s metes and bounds.
2 meanings: a small area of ground; plot dialect → a variant spelling of plait.... Click for more definitions.
Plat Definition. To plait or braid. To make a map or plan of. To strike with the hand; slap. To create a plat, to lay out streets and building lots; to map. A plait or braid. A small piece of ground. A map or plan, esp. of a piece of land divided into building lots.
A plat map that shows the location of a lot for sale. In the United States, a plat (/ p l æ t / [1] or / p l ɑː t /) [2] (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land.
noun A plaited or braided thing; something produced by plaiting or interweaving: as, straw plat for hats; a plat of hair. noun Nautical, a braid of foxes. See fox, 4. To iuterweave; make or shape by interweaving; wattle; plait. See plait. To embrace. Flatly; plainly; bluntly. Smoothly; evenly.
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