# Platt

/ˈpɫæt/ (US) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/platt
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

a small piece of ground or a map showing a specific area of land. It is an old-fashioned word for a plot of land or a plan.

For teachers: a small piece of ground; a plot or a plan of a specific area. Archaic in modern usage, having been largely superseded by the spelling 'plot'.

## Examples

- The gardener marked out a small platt for the new herbs.
- The surveyor drew a detailed platt of the estate to show the boundaries of the inherited land.
- In the dusty archives of the parish, we discovered a hand-drawn platt that clearly delineated the original village commons before the enclosure acts changed the landscape forever.

## Usage notes

- An archaic variant of 'plot'; primarily found in historical documents or legal descriptions of land.

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