tubeplate
tubeplate noun: a plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.
Noun
tubeplate (plural tubeplates)
- A plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.
- Such soot blowers often have movable jets so that the jet can be directed towards different parts of the tubeplate in turn.1944 May and June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Locomotive Soot Blowers”, in Railway Magazine, page 194
- The smokebox tubeplate is of the drum-head type, and there are 21 large flue tubes, 5⅛ in. dia. outside, and 157 small tubes, 1¾ in. dia. outside; length between tubeplates is 13 ft.1951 August, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 543
tubeplate meaning in Tamil
tubeplate in Tamil
- குழல் தகடு
Forms of tubeplate
| plural | tubeplates |
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Origin of tubeplate
From tube + plate.
Questions about tubeplate
- What does tubeplate mean?
- Tubeplate means a plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.
- What is tubeplate in Tamil?
- Tubeplate in Tamil is குழல் தகடு. See Tubeplate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tubeplate?
- Tubeplate is a noun.
- What is the plural of tubeplate?
- The plural of tubeplate is tubeplates.
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