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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
plans to build a shopping center on the last undeveloped plat in town
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Recent Examples of plat
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
Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2023
Charles and Elizabeth Starr — whose sons helped start the famous Starr Piano Co. — bought the land and platted it.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023
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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
The town wasn't laid out and platted until Nov. 7, 1837, according to the city.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2023
Charles and Elizabeth Starr — whose sons helped start the famous Starr Piano Co. — bought the land and platted it.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Plat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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