fishplate
[ fish-pleyt ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌpleɪt /
noun
a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
Railroads Now Rare.
a joint bar.
Words nearby fishplate
fishkill,
fishline,
fishmeal,
fishmonger,
fishnet,
fishplate,
fishpond,
fishpound,
fishskin,
fishskin disease,
fishtail
Example sentences from the Web for fishplate
The fishplate instead of the frog, and the steel rail in place of the good old snakehead!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for fishplate
fishplate
/ (ˈfɪʃˌpleɪt) /
noun
a flat piece of metal joining one rail, stanchion, or beam to another