Meaning & use
plots land
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Meaning
verbtransitive
To mark out or divide an area of ground into separate pieces, especially for building or farming.
Grammar: Takes an object: plots land. Often used in the passive: land is plotted into lots.
Patterns
- plots land for something
- plots land into something
- land is plotted for development
The developer plots land for new housing estates.
They plotted the land into small garden plots.
The surveyor plots land before the sale.
Word forms
| third person singular | plots land |
|---|---|
| past tense | plotted land |
| past participle | plotted land |
| -ing form | plotting land |
Common combinations
- plots land for development
- The company plots land for development on the edge of town.
- plots land into lots
- The farmer plots land into lots for vegetable gardens.
- plots land for building
- Local authorities plot land for building new schools.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: plots land or plods?
plots land vs plods
Means walks slowly and heavily; 'plots land' is about dividing land.
Practice
The surveyor ______ the land into building plots before the auction.
Choose one answer.
'Plots' fits because it means divides land into plots. 'Plods' means walks heavily, 'plows' means turns soil, and 'plumbs' means measures depth.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “plots land”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.