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noun
Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
Building Trades. groundsill.
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Origin of ground plate
First recorded in 1655â65
Words nearby ground plate
ground pine, ground pink, ground plan, ground plane, ground-plane aerial, ground plate, groundplot, ground plum, ground provisions, ground rent, ground robin
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British Dictionary definitions for ground plate
ground plate
noun
a joist forming the lowest member of a timber frameAlso called: groundsill, soleplate
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