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star plate

star plate noun: a star-shaped anchor plate used in conjunction with a tie rod.

Noun

star plate (plural star plates)

  1. A star-shaped anchor plate used in conjunction with a tie rod.
    • In 1925, to counteract an observed outward movement of the spandrel walls, star plates and tierods were fixed to each span.1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18

Forms of star plate

pluralstar plates

Questions about star plate

What does star plate mean?
Star plate means a star-shaped anchor plate used in conjunction with a tie rod.
What part of speech is star plate?
Star plate is a noun.
What is the plural of star plate?
The plural of star plate is star plates.

Words near star plate in the dictionary

  1. star passes
  2. star picket
  3. star pickets
  4. star pine
  5. star pines
  6. star plate
  7. star plates
  8. star plot
  9. star plots
  10. star plum
  11. star plums

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