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deckplate

deckplate noun: a watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.

Noun

deckplate (plural deckplates)

  1. A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.
  2. A plate forming a deck in non-nautical applications.
    • The fuel for the engines and boiler is carried in four tanks of equal capacity below the deckplate between the inner axles of the bogies, in spaces formed by the plates of the underframe.1958 September, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 648

Forms of deckplate

pluraldeckplates

Origin of deckplate

From deck + plate.

Words formed from deckplate

Phrases with deckplate

Questions about deckplate

What does deckplate mean?
Deckplate means a watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.
What part of speech is deckplate?
Deckplate is a noun.
What is the plural of deckplate?
The plural of deckplate is deckplates.

Words near deckplate in the dictionary

  1. deckman
  2. Deckmans
  3. deckmen
  4. decko
  5. deckos
  6. deckplate
  7. deckplate leader
  8. deckplate leaders
  9. deckplate leadership
  10. deckplates
  11. decks

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