pole plate
noun Carpentry.
(in a trussed roof) a plate resting upon the beams and supporting common rafters near their lower ends.
Origin of pole plate
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby pole plate
pole horse,
pole house,
pole jump,
pole mast,
pole piece,
pole plate,
pole position,
pole star,
pole vault,
pole-jump,
pole-vault