BACKPLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does backplate mean? 

• BACKPLATE (noun)
  The noun BACKPLATE has 1 sense:

1. plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass

  Familiarity information: BACKPLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACKPLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("backplate" is a kind of...):

armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)

Holonyms ("backplate" is a part of...):

cuirass (medieval body armor that covers the chest and back)