smokeplate
smokeplate noun: a plate fitted to the underside of a footbridge deck to deflect the smoke from a steam locomotive passing underneath.
Noun
smokeplate (plural smokeplates)
- A plate fitted to the underside of a footbridge deck to deflect the smoke from a steam locomotive passing underneath.
- An unusual mishap on the Deeside line is described by Mr. C. J. Bowller. He writes that as the Class "B12" 4-6-0 No.1552 was entering Banchory Station on August 27, one of the smokeplates of the footbridge became detached, and struck the boiler of the engine, damaging the safety valves, and the...1951 October, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 715
Forms of smokeplate
| plural | smokeplates |
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Origin of smokeplate
From smoke + plate.
Questions about smokeplate
- What does smokeplate mean?
- Smokeplate means a plate fitted to the underside of a footbridge deck to deflect the smoke from a steam locomotive passing underneath.
- What part of speech is smokeplate?
- Smokeplate is a noun.
- What is the plural of smokeplate?
- The plural of smokeplate is smokeplates.
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