Plat — thumb|A contemporary plat map showing the location of a lot for sale.A plat consists of a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. U.S. General Land Office surveyors drew township plats to show the distance and bearing… … Wikipedia
plat — 1. a small piece of land; a plot 2. A map of a specific land area such as a town, section, or subdivision showing the location and boundaries of individual parcels of land subdivided into lots, with streets, alleys, easements, etc., usually drawn … Black's law dictionary
plat or plot — 1. a small piece of land; a plot 2. A map of a specific land area such as a town, section, or subdivision showing the location and boundaries of individual parcels of land subdivided into lots, with streets, alleys, easements, etc., usually drawn … Black's law dictionary
map — A representation of the earth s surface, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented, usually on a flat surface. See also plat map … Black's law dictionary
map — A representation of the earth s surface, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented, usually on a flat surface. See also plat map … Black's law dictionary
plat — / plat/ n [probably alteration of plot]: a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with present or proposed features (as lots); also: the land represented Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. plat … Law dictionary
Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… … Universalium
plat — plat1 [plat] vt. platted, platting [ME platten, var. of playten: see PLAIT] Dial. to plait or braid n. Dial. a plait or braid plat2 [plat] n. [var. of PLOT, infl. by ME, flat < OFr: see PLATE … English World dictionary
Plat — Plat, n. 1. The flat or broad side of a sword. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] To note all the islands, and to set them down in plat. Hakluyt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
map — [n] chart of geographic area atlas, delineation, design, diagram, draft, drawing, elevation, globe, graph, ground plan, outline, picture, plan, plat, portrayal, print, projection, sketch, topographical depiction, tracing; concept 625 … New thesaurus