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
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Examples of plat in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a plat of lace
Noun (2)
each settler was granted a plat to farm
plans to build a shopping center on the last undeveloped plat in town
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Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Penman alleges Cassilly rushed through and approved a plat, or land use plan, for property owned by his brother, Joseph Cassilly.
—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
The first of the cemeteries opened in the early 1820s, and the three additional cemeteries were platted in the decades after.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
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Noun
Later, tidy plats of cinder block-and-concrete houses for snowbirds and beach motels scattered Anna Maria Island as new properties developed along the gorgeous shore.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Penman alleges Cassilly rushed through and approved a plat, or land use plan, for property owned by his brother, Joseph Cassilly.
—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
Verb
He’s got locs now, but before then, he could’ve been seen with his hair permed, straightened, platted, in an Afro, accessorized, and at times topped off with a funky hat or silk headscarf.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
The first of the cemeteries opened in the early 1820s, and the three additional cemeteries were platted in the decades after.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
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“Plat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plat. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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