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throatplates

throatplates is the plural of throatplate.

Meaning of throatplate

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    • The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of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

Questions about throatplates

What is throatplates the plural of?
Throatplates is the plural of throatplate.

Words near throatplates in the dictionary

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

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