plot of ground
1
2.3
- noun
- UK
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parcela
- Mr Thorwald could scarcely put his wife's body in a plot of ground about one foot square.
- a small plot of ground
Examples
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The government gave the Trail of Tears survivors a reservation in Montana, a sad plot of ground with government housing and subsidies.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Israelis took that small plot of ground in the middle of an overworked land, surrounded by people living a backward culture that's barely post-medieval, and created a veritable oasis.
Blog text (19) -
As each landed, the men flying out of the belly took possession of another small plot of ground.
Fiction book (2000) -
It was enough to earn her and a thousand others their own plot of ground this morning.
Fiction book (1991) -
In regard to Tlingit territory, in 1867, Russia really sold nothing apart from a few log-enclosed plots of ground.
Academic text (2009) -
The observatory is on a one-acre plot of ground tucked between the Knesset and the Supreme Court.
Academic text (2001) -
To Wyuka Cemetery, where we purchased a tiny plot of ground on the eastern slope of a grassy mound.
Academic text (1990) -
All day Monday, he paced the length and breadth of the porch like a man measuring off the plot of ground for a garden or a grave.
Fiction book (1990) -
He transformed his plot of ground into a beautiful vegetable garden filled with tomatoes and peppers.
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The community center is built on a small plot of ground where children play and enjoy outdoor activities.
Synonyms
∞
3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
153
2.7
A small area that looks different from the area around it, like a spot of color
118
1.0
A plot of ground where flowers or other plants grow
81
1.9
A small piece of land used to grow plants or vegetables
23
1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
11
3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
5
2.9
A piece of land sold or owned as one unit
5
2.7
A piece of land used for a specific purpose like building or farming
3
2.8
An area of land used for something, like a garden or park
3
3.7
A small piece of land that people rent to grow vegetables or flowers
2
2.0
A small area in a garden where people grow vegetables
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small area of land' is directly and transparently built from the constituents: 'plot' already denotes a marked piece of ground and 'ground' denotes the earth/soil, with 'of' functioning as a linking preposition. This compositional structure is straightforward and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Plot of ground comes from the simple image of a small marked piece of land: people would mark a plot on the ground with sticks or paths to grow vegetables or flowers. So it now means 'a small area of land' often used for growing plants.