noun
- plural of plat: small plots of land, especially as shown on a map or survey
Usage: real estate; surveying
verb
- third person singular present of plat: to make a map or plan of an area of land
Usage: surveying; real estate
Examples
- The developer divided the property into several plats for sale.
- The city plats new subdivisions before construction begins.
- Each of the residential plats was marked clearly on the survey map.
- The surveyor plats the boundaries of each lot.
- These plats will be sold to individual homebuilders.
- The county requires that all plats be filed with the recorder’s office.