Fishplated

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fishplate form-of, participle, past

    "About 11 miles of double track had been relaid subsequently with fishplated joints and sleepers, at centres varying from 2 ft. to 2 ft. 10 in.; and 5,000 new sleepers had been inserted by the normal maintenance gangs."

Synonyms

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joint bar

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"About 11 miles of double track had been relaid subsequently with fishplated joints and sleepers, at centres varying from 2 ft. to 2 ft. 10 in.; and 5,000 new sleepers had been inserted by the normal maintenance gangs."

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