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chainplate

chainplate noun: a plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.

Noun

chainplate (plural chainplates)

  1. A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.

Forms of chainplate

pluralchainplates

Origin of chainplate

From chain + plate.

Questions about chainplate

What does chainplate mean?
Chainplate means a plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
What part of speech is chainplate?
Chainplate is a noun.
What is the plural of chainplate?
The plural of chainplate is chainplates.

Words near chainplate in the dictionary

  1. chainmaking
  2. chainman
  3. chainmen
  4. chainon
  5. chainons
  6. chainplate
  7. chainplates
  8. chainring
  9. chainrings
  10. chains
  11. Chains of Being

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