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plate glasses

plate glasses is the plural of plate glass.

Meaning of plate glass

Noun

plate glass (usually uncountable, plural plate glasses)

  1. (usually) Sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.
    • Two large windows are provided in the front of the cab with a roller type of route indicator between them; both windows and indicator are fitted with ¼-in.-thick toughened plate glass.1955 June, “Two-Car Electric Units for Tyneside and Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 388

Questions about plate glasses

What is plate glasses the plural of?
Plate glasses is the plural of plate glass.

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