backplate

[ bak-pleyt ]

noun

1. Building Trades. a wood or metal plate serving as a backing for a structural member.
2. Armor. a piece of plate armor for protecting the back: worn as part of a cuirass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of backplate¹

First recorded in 1650–60; back ¹ + plate ¹

Example Sentences

According to the Emperors inventory, the backplate, which does not exist, bore the image of St. Barbara.

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That princes monogram, the Conde points out, is to be seen on the backplate gilded in relief.

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The backplate, which is only three millimetres thick, has been perforated by the bullet.

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Stel Felso Theu took the backplate of the control cabinet off, and the terrestrians looked at the control with interest.

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