footplate
[ foot-pleyt ]
/ ˈfʊtˌpleɪt /
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noun
Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.
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Example sentences from the Web for footplate
He could not help thinking how excellent a thing it would be to come home after a grimy run on the footplate.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) CrockettWhen he slid back to the footplate his legs were wet to the mid shin.
The Grafters|Francis LyndeBut again the corner of the footplate jammed with the corner of the truck, and again we came to a jarring halt.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria|Winston Spencer ChurchillHe caught at the rail, mounted the footplate, and swung himself into the cab.
Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout|Robert Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for footplate
footplate
/ (ˈfʊtˌpleɪt) /
noun
mainly British
- a platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the crew stand to operate the controls
- (as modifier)a footplate man
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Medical definitions for footplate
footplate
[ fut′plāt′ ]
n.
base of stapes
pedicel
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