noun / verb
plat
PLAT/plæt/
A map showing land boundaries and subdivisions.
The unfolded plat shows adjoining land parcels bounded beside a road and stream.
Etymology
Old English plot meant a small, defined piece of ground. The sense shifted from the land itself to its ground plan or map; its earlier origin is unknown.
In context
we went and use the plat map to the neighborhood to count the houses that have already been painted versus those that are not
More examples
- The plat shows twelve lots along the new street.
- We compare the old plats before buying the land.
- Surveyors plat the land into separate building lots.
Forms
plat · plats · platted · platting