FISHPLATE

fishplate

(noun) metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fishplate (plural fishplates)

(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.

Synonyms

• joint bar

Verb

fishplate (third-person singular simple present fishplates, present participle fishplating, simple past and past participle fishplated)

(transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.

Anagrams

• lifepaths

Source: Wiktionary



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