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plateglass

plateglass is the alternative form 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 plateglass

What is plateglass the alternative form of?
Plateglass is the alternative form of plate glass.

Words near plateglass in the dictionary

  1. plated lizards
  2. plated out
  3. plated up
  4. plateful
  5. platefuls
  6. plateglass
  7. plateholder
  8. plateholders
  9. plateia
  10. plateias
  11. Platek

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