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deckplates

deckplates is the plural of deckplate.

Meaning of deckplate

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

Questions about deckplates

What is deckplates the plural of?
Deckplates is the plural of deckplate.

Words near deckplates in the dictionary

  1. deckos
  2. deckplate
  3. deckplate leader
  4. deckplate leaders
  5. deckplate leadership
  6. deckplates
  7. decks
  8. decks of cards
  9. decks out
  10. decks over
  11. decks up

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