bedplate

American  

[bed-pleyt] / ˈbɛdˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a plate, platform, or frame supporting the lighter parts of a machine.

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bedplate British  

/ ˈbɛdˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a heavy metal platform or frame to which an engine or machine is attached

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Etymology

Origin of bedplate

First recorded in 1840–50; bed + plate ¹

Example Sentences

Half an inch is allowed top and bottom for the turnovers by which the supports are screwed to the bedplate and base.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

When Elias began manufacturing machines on his own, he sunk into the bedplate of each machine a brass medallion bearing his likeness.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers

Make a punch mark on the bedplate, and using this as centre for one of the points, describe an arc of a circle with the other.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

Here the solid metal gave way to solder and he picked at this until he discovered that a piece of sheet metal had been soldered at the edges and fastened to the bedplate.

From The Ethical Engineer by Harrison, Harry

The most of them are made by the use of a hollow bedplate with steam fitted heads or plates.

From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.