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raising plate

raising plate noun: a horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.

Noun

raising plate (plural raising plates)

  1. A horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.

Forms of raising plate

pluralraising plates

Questions about raising plate

What does raising plate mean?
Raising plate means a horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.
What part of speech is raising plate?
Raising plate is a noun.
What is the plural of raising plate?
The plural of raising plate is raising plates.

Words near raising plate in the dictionary

  1. raising one's voice
  2. raising oneself up by one's bootstraps
  3. raising oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  4. raising piece
  5. raising pieces
  6. raising plate
  7. raising plates
  8. raising red flags
  9. raising sim
  10. raising someone's consciousness
  11. raising someone's hackles

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