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turnplates

turnplates is the plural of turnplate.

Meaning of turnplate

Noun

turnplate (plural turnplates)

  1. A turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles).
    • In the Birmingham station the large turnplate in the locomotive engine house is completed, and the necessary rails fitting it for the reception of engines will he laid in a few days.1839, Peter Lecount, chapter 14, in The History of the Railway Connecting London and Birmingham, Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2024

Questions about turnplates

What is turnplates the plural of?
Turnplates is the plural of turnplate.

Words near turnplates in the dictionary

  1. turnpiker
  2. turnpikers
  3. turnpikes
  4. turnpiking
  5. turnplate
  6. turnplates
  7. turnplough
  8. turnploughs
  9. Turnquist
  10. Turnquists
  11. turnround

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