footplate
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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How to use footplate in a sentence
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
/ (ˈfʊtˌpleɪt) /
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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