plat
noun
[ plat ]
• a plot of land.
• "they looked out over the plats of dark ground"
plat
verb
• 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"
Origin:
late Middle English: variant of the noun plot in the sense ‘piece of ground’. The current verb sense dates from the early 18th century.
plat
noun
• variant spelling of plait.
• "we stayed up late the night before so our mother could braid our hair into plats"
plat
verb
• variant spelling of plait (verb).
• "she'd brushed and platted her hair"
