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View synonyms for plat

plat

1

[ plat ]

noun

  1. a plot of ground.
  2. a plan or map, as of land.


verb (used with object)

, plat·ted, plat·ting.
  1. to make a plat of; plot.

plat

2

[ plat ]

noun

  1. a plait or braid.

verb (used with object)

, plat·ted, plat·ting.
  1. to plait; braid.

plat-

3
  1. variant of platy-.

plat.

4

abbreviation for

  1. plateau.
  2. platoon.

plat

1

/ plæt /

noun

  1. a small area of ground; plot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plat

2

/ plæt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of plait
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plat1

1400–50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat ( plate 1 )

Origin of plat2

1350–1400; Middle English; variant of plait
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plat1

C16 (also occurring in Middle English in place names): originally variant of plot ²

Origin of plat2

C16: variant of plait
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Example Sentences

Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its “plat de résistance”: a front-row view of two of the biggest events of 2024 — the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its “plat de résistance”: a front-row view of two of the biggest events of 2024 — the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

For example, the city of Auburn allows concurrent review so that reviews by different disciplines can happen simultaneously to save as much as a year in a housing project — think civil engineering plans and preliminary plat application — approximate drawing of a proposed project — occurring at the same time.

Auburn is also one of many cities that allows for final plat applications to be administratively approved.

Local governments can delegate the final plat approval to planning directors or other designated officials to save time, bringing greater efficiency to the permit process and reducing an unnecessary cost pressure on housing.

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