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throatplate

throatplate noun: a plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.

Noun

throatplate (plural throatplates)

  1. A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
    • The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of Merioneth.2017, Peter Johnson, Festiniog Railway. Volume 2: From Slate Railway to Heritage Operation 1921 - 2014

Forms of throatplate

pluralthroatplates

Origin of throatplate

From throat + plate.

Questions about throatplate

What does throatplate mean?
Throatplate means a plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
What part of speech is throatplate?
Throatplate is a noun.
What is the plural of throatplate?
The plural of throatplate is throatplates.

Words near throatplate in the dictionary

  1. throatlatches
  2. throatless
  3. throatless shear
  4. throatlet
  5. throatlets
  6. throatplate
  7. throatplates
  8. throats
  9. throatstrap
  10. throatstraps
  11. throatward

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