- Footplate
- Footplate \Foot"plate`\, n. (Locomotives) See {Footboard} (a) . [1913 Webster]
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Footplate
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Footplate — The footplate of a steam locomotive is a large metal plate that rests on top of the frames. It is the full width of the locomotive and extends all the way from the front buffer beam to the back buffer beam. The boiler, the cab, and other… … Wikipedia
footplate — noun a) The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive, particularly in UK, which supports the boiler and the engineers cab. Kit had fallen into conversation with a footplate man who was deadheading back out to Samarkand,… … Wiktionary
footplate — [[t]f ʊtpleɪt[/t]] footplates N COUNT: usu the N in sing On a steam train, the footplate is the place where the driver and fireman stand. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
footplate man — noun The engineer, or driver of a locomotive Kit had fallen into conversation with a footplate man who was deadheading back out to Samarkand, where he lived with his wife and children … Wiktionary
footplate — /foot playt /, n. 1. Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill. 2. a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine. [1840 50; FOOT + PLATE1] * * * … Universalium
footplate — foot·plate .plāt n the flat oval base of the stapes * * * foot·plate (footґplāt) basis stapedis … Medical dictionary
footplate — foot|plate [ˈfutpleıt] n BrE the place on a steam train where the driver stood … Dictionary of contemporary English
footplate — n. special platform or area where a worker stands while operating machinery … English contemporary dictionary
footplate — noun chiefly Brit. the platform for the crew in the cab of a locomotive … English new terms dictionary
footplate — /ˈfʊtpleɪt/ (say footplayt) noun a platform in a locomotive on which the crew stand …
