Thesaurus results for PLAT

plat 1 of 3

noun (1)

Definition of plat

as in braid

a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together a plat of lace

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plat

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noun (2)

as in tract

a small area of usually open land each settler was granted a plat to farm

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as in property

a small piece of land that is developed or available for development plans to build a shopping center on the last undeveloped plat in town

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plat

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verb

as in to braid

to form into a braid plat yarn into a cord

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Recent Examples of plat

Noun

Peterson said five new construction plats for single family lots have been permitted for Providence Place and are currently being built. — Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8 May 2026 Rimmer’s company maintains the land is private, citing an October 2024 county letter, while residents point to plats showing public roadways dedicated to the county in the 1970s. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026

Verb

Bennett told the Star-Telegram that Black Mountain will address residents’ concerns about the demand on power and water grids, as well as flooding, as part of the platting process for the project. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026 The Boise architecture firm, which filed the preliminary materials for the Black Cat site in March, filed an application with the city in August to correct the lapse and get the site platted. — Rose Evans september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plat

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plat

Noun

Although braids wind their way into many different areas of science, from protein folding to string theory, simply cracking the century-old case was enough of a reward for the trio.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
This style is a study in symmetry, complete with a single braid straight down the middle of her scalp, and cornrows that frame the center braid and the edges of her head.

— Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Definition of braid

Noun

The woman’s doctors noted that two years before her brain abscess, she was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
According to a staff report, the development would also establish landscape tracts along College Boulevard for buffering.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of tract

Noun

Planning Director Cori Reaume told the council that the specific use permits means city staff would consider noise, water systems and effects of data centers on adjacent properties.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Other efforts include the suspension of the nightly hotel tax charged at higher-end properties and the removal of the 7% municipal fee applied to hotel and restaurant bills.

— Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of property

Noun

The timing of the snow and ice melt, plus rainfalls, determines whether a plot of thawing permafrost is waterlogged — and whether carbon isn’t just turned into CO2, but also methane, a greenhouse gas four times as potent.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Future plots to imprison a critic of the MAGA movement might not be undermined by a loudmouth president who can’t help but give away the scheme.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of plot

Noun

Such is the fate that befalls Meta, whose shares fell as much as 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings due to costs ballooning 55% (Meta’s stock later recovered some ground and was down 7%).

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of ground

Noun

Sacramento City Unified will ask voters in November to approve a tax requiring property owners to pay $95 per parcel each year to help fund special education.

— Chaewon Chung July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Amazon parcels are prepared for delivery at Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centre.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 July 2026