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wrist plates

wrist plates is the plural of wrist plate.

Meaning of wrist plate

Noun

wrist plate (plural wrist plates)

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

Questions about wrist plates

What is wrist plates the plural of?
Wrist plates is the plural of wrist plate.

Words near wrist plates in the dictionary

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

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