plat
IPA: pɫˈæt
noun
- A plot of land; a lot.
- A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
- (obsolete) A plot, a scheme.
- A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
- Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
verb
- (transitive) To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
- (dated except regional England) To braid, to plait.
adjective
- (obsolete except Scotland) Flat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level.
adverb
- (obsolete except Scotland) Flatly, plainly.
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Examples of "plat" in Sentences
- The plat was later revised.
- Calvin Stewart did the plat maps for the town.
- The original plat of Houston consisted of 62 blocks.
- The plan commission approved the plat in August 2003.
- The plat of the town thus assumed a checkerboard effect.
- Many of the oldest homes in the village are located in Plat 1.
- This home is located in the original plat of the city of Altus.
- Development began in other parts of the plat and adjacent areas.
- To accommodate the workforce, the company platted the Algoma townsite.
- The original plat of the town, founded in 1814, is within the district.