plat
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9.9
- noun
- /plæt/
- Formal
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plano parcelario
- The next new construction plat missed the mark entirely.
- subdivision plat
- plats and surveys
- register a plat
Examples
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I'm looking for real estate records and plat maps?
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Two large parcels adjoining the plat to the north are designated "University Out Lots."
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I was hoping that you could just, you know, show me exactly where that plat map might be for my client.
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I wonder if you could tell me where the plat books for the Northwest Valley are?
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All along here we've got the plats and then we have the water rights.
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The policy was implemented through county surveyors who recorded the plats and county treasurers who handled the transactions.
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Towns are considered to have originated when their proprietors caused their plats to be laid out physically on the ground, at which point lot sales could, and usually did, commence.
Academic text (2006) -
We used 1:24,000 orthophoto-quadrangle maps and plat maps from the Larimer County Assessor's Office to determine potential sites.
Academic text (2001) -
Albany, for example, was platted in 1848, but the plat was not registered until 1860, and Harrisburg's 1853 plat was not legally recorded until 1866.
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The property had been identified on a large plat on the wall of the land office.
Synonyms
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3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
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1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
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3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
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8.4
A map that shows the shape of land and its height
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2.3
A small piece of land used for growing plants
A small piece of land with grass or flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plat (noun) for a map comes from an old French word plat that meant a 'plan' or 'flat drawing' of land, used to show property lines. So a plat is like a flat plan that shows the shape and division of a piece of land.