Definition of plat - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
hairstyleRare UK braid or plait of hair or strawRare UK
- She wore her hair in a neat plat.
2.
landDated US plot of land or lotDated US
- They bought a plat for their new house.
3.
mappingTECH. US map showing property boundariesTECH. US
- The plat was essential for the land sale.
Verb
1.
braidingRare UK braid or plait hair or strawRare UK
- She decided to plat her hair for the festival.
2.
mappingTECH. US create a map of property lots and streetsTECH. US
- The surveyor will plat the new subdivision.
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braid or plait of hair or straw 
plot of land or lot
Expressions with plat
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special dish offered for the day
Today's plat du jour is grilled salmon with lemon sauce.
Origin of plat
Old French, plat (flat)
Examples of plat in a sentence
She learned to make a plat from her grandmother. The plat was surveyed for agricultural use. Developers are interested in the plat near the river. The surveyor provided a plat for the new development. City planners examined the plat to determine zoning changes. She learned to plat straw into hats.
He watched her plat the strands skillfully. They need to plat the area before construction begins. The city plans to plat the land for development.
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- French:natte, tresser, ...
- German:Zopf, flechten, ...
- Italian:treccia, intrecciare, ...
- Spanish:trenza, trenzar, ...
- Portuguese:trança, entrançar, ...
- Chinese:辫子, 编辫子, ...
- Japanese:編み込み, 編む, ...
- Arabic:ضَفيرَة, ضَفَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:צָמָה, לִקְלוֹעַ, ...
- Russian:коса, заплетать, ...
- Ukrainian:коса, заплітати, ...
- Hindi:चोटी, गूंथना, ...
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