Deckplate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.
- 2 A plate forming a deck in non-nautical applications.
"The fuel for the engines and boiler is carried in four tanks of equal capacity below the deckplate between the inner axles of the bogies, in spaces formed by the plates of the underframe."
Example
More examples"The fuel for the engines and boiler is carried in four tanks of equal capacity below the deckplate between the inner axles of the bogies, in spaces formed by the plates of the underframe."
Etymology
From deck + plate.
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