plat
plat — verb
- platpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plats3rd person singular
- platting-ing form
- plattedpast simple
1. to twist three or more long pieces of hair, straw, or ribbon over and under each
to twist three or more long pieces of hair, straw, or ribbon over and under each other to form a single braid.
Mei-Lin sat on the porch and began to plat her long hair into a neat braid before school.
A thick rope platted from rice straw held the garden gate shut through the winter storms.
passive result: [product] platted from [material] + use
Noa carefully platted three coloured ribbons together to make a bracelet for her best friend.
文法句型
plat + object
be platted into + noun
常見錯誤
2. to create an official map or plan of a piece of land, showing its boundaries, di
to create an official map or plan of a piece of land, showing its boundaries, divisions into lots, streets, and other features, typically for legal or property-development purposes.
The surveyor platted the old farm into forty-two separate building lots.
plat + location into + subdivision lots
Before the builders broke ground, a surveyor platted the slope to mark the new roads and drains.
passive: be platted to show [feature]
The county required SunCorp Properties to have the new 200-home subdivision officially platted before any building permits could be issued.
文法句型
plat + area of land
be platted into + lots/subdivisions
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in American English in the context of real-estate development and land surveying. The past participle 'platted' is the most common form.
常見錯誤
plat — noun
1. a length of hair, straw, ribbon, or other material that has been woven together
a length of hair, straw, ribbon, or other material that has been woven together into a single braid-like strand.
Lucia wore her hair in a thick plat that hung all the way down to her waist.
in a + adjective + plat — describes hairstyle
Beatrix hung a dozen freshly braided onion plats in the kitchen pantry to keep them dry through the winter.
onion / garlic plats — common craft use
Ananya admired the tight golden plat of corn husks her grandmother had made for the harvest decoration.
2. a small area or piece of land, especially one that is measured and defined for a
a small area or piece of land, especially one that is measured and defined for a particular use such as building a house or farming.
The family bought a small plat of land near the lake to build their holiday cabin.
plat of land — standard construction
Each Oakwood Hills residential plat is exactly half an acre, enough for a three-bedroom house and a small garden.
The farmer decided to sell the rocky plat behind the barn since it was too small for planting corn.
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'plot' is far more common than 'plat' for this meaning. 'Plat' is primarily used in formal or legal descriptions of land in American real-estate documents.
3. an official drawing showing the boundaries, streets, and lot divisions of a prop
an official drawing showing the boundaries, streets, and lot divisions of a property, kept as a legal record.
The developer studied the plat for nearly an hour before choosing the lot on Elm Street for the new school.
study / examine a plat — typical verb collocation
According to the original plat from 1923, this path was always meant to be a public road.
original plat — historical legal record
The town clerk keeps all approved plats on file at the municipal office for anyone to inspect.
- survey map
emphasises the measurement aspect; a survey map is the source data from which a plat is drawn
- cadastral map
technical term for a map showing property boundaries and ownership; more formal than 'plat'
- plot plan
simpler term for a drawing of a single property's layout
用法筆記
A 'plat' in this sense is a legally recorded document, not just a sketch. In American real-estate law, a plat must usually be filed with the county recorder's office before land can be sold in lots.