floor plate
Americannoun
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a piece of metal which forms part of a floor, and which may contain slots for mounting machinery or fixtures.
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the amount of space on a given floor of a building which can be rented out.
Example Sentences
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The woman's lower body fell through the faulty travelator, which had a missing floor plate, last Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
“A deep office floor plate is just as hard here as it is in Kansas,” said Robert Fuller, a principal and studio director with the architecture and design firm Gensler based in New York.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023
In the levels above, pieces of cantilevered floor plate jut into the space, creating cinematic balconies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022
FB, forebrain; FP, floor plate; H, heart; HB, hindbrain; L, lens; M, melanocytes; MB, midbrain; O, otic vesicle; SC, spinal cord.
From Nature • Dec. 13, 2016
The Chief, blinded by his lantern, had stumbled into the pit where a floor plate had been lifted.
From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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