endplate

British  

/ ˈɛndˌpleɪt /

noun

1. any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something

2. physiol the flattened end of a motor nerve fibre, which transmits impulses to muscle

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Example Sentences

The collision tore off Leclerc's left-front endplate but it did not seem to compromise him and he tracked Hamilton through the first stint, following in his wheel tracks up to the first pit stops.

From BBC

The debris was Verstappen's front wing endplate but its loss seemed not to slow him down.

From BBC

Finally, because porous endplates allow new nerves to grow into the endplate bone, causing sensitivity, the authors looked at whether senescent osteoclasts play a role in this process.

From Science Daily

He managed to avoid a big crash, but the car's rear-wing endplate clipped the barriers as he slid sideways and was damaged.

From BBC

A climactic finale was only denied when Rindt was forced to pit with a loose endplate that was damaging az tyre.

From The Guardian