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   plat

   /plat/

   noun

   • 1. a plot of land: "they looked out over the plats of dark ground"
   • ▪ a map or plan of an area of land showing actual or proposed features.

   verb

   • 1. plan out or make a map of (an area of land, especially a proposed site for construction): "he bought back the site, platted it, and named it after his realtor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of the noun plot in the sense ‘piece of ground’. The current verb sense dates from the early 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

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