footplate
Americannoun
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Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
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a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.
noun
Etymology
Origin of footplate
Example Sentences
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Organisers of the free event said the public will be able to step on to the 97-tonne engine's footplate.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
The footplate of the locomotive, which serves as the connector between the frame and drawbar and needs to withstand massive forces, was littered with cracks and replaced with a stronger version.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
It was unclear whether the workers knew the footplate was insecure, though they are seen standing to the side of the metal panel, near the handrail of the escalator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2015
This particular fluid only moves when the stapes footplate is depressed into the inner ear.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Suddenly he drops to the footplate to grip Callahan's arm.
From The Grafters by Francis Lynde
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