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wrist plate

wrist plate noun: a swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.

Noun

wrist plate (plural wrist plates)

  1. A swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.

Forms of wrist plate

pluralwrist plates

Questions about wrist plate

What does wrist plate mean?
Wrist plate means a swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
What part of speech is wrist plate?
Wrist plate is a noun.
What is the plural of wrist plate?
The plural of wrist plate is wrist plates.

Words near wrist plate in the dictionary

  1. wrist pad
  2. wrist pads
  3. wrist pass
  4. wrist pin
  5. wrist pins
  6. wrist plate
  7. wrist plates
  8. wrist rest
  9. wrist rests
  10. wrist shot
  11. wrist shots

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