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dam-plate

dam-plate is the alternative form of dam plate.

Meaning of dam plate

Noun

dam plate (plural dam plates)

  1. An iron plate positioned in front of the dam of a blast furnace, in order to strengthen it.
  2. A structural component used in the construction of dams, serving as a waterproof barrier to prevent water seepage.

Forms of dam-plate

pluraldam-plates

Questions about dam-plate

What is dam-plate the alternative form of?
Dam-plate is the alternative form of dam plate.

Words near dam-plate in the dictionary

  1. dam failures
  2. dam plate
  3. dam plates
  4. dam up
  5. dam'
  6. dam-plate
  7. dam-plates
  8. dama
  9. dama gazelle
  10. dama gazelles
  11. dama wallabies

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