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FISHPLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fishplate mean?
• FISHPLATE (noun)
The noun FISHPLATE has 1 sense:
1. metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
Familiarity information: FISHPLATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fishplate" is a kind of...):
plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
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