plat
1[ plat ]
/ plæt /
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noun
a plot of ground.
a plan or map, as of land.
verb (used with object), plat·ted, plat·ting.
to make a plat of; plot.
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plat2
[ plat ]
/ plæt /
noun
a plait or braid.
verb (used with object), plat·ted, plat·ting.
to plait; braid.
Origin of plat
21350–1400; Middle English; variant of plait
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plat.
abbreviation
plateau.
platoon.
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British Dictionary definitions for plat (1 of 2)
plat1
/ (plæt) /
noun
a small area of ground; plot
Word Origin for plat
C16 (also occurring in Middle English in place names): originally variant of plot ²
British Dictionary definitions for plat (2 of 2)
Word Origin for plat
C16: variant of plait
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