Turnplate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles).
"In the Birmingham station the large turnplate in the locomotive engine house is completed, and the necessary rails fitting it for the reception of engines will he laid in a few days."
Example
More examples"In the Birmingham station the large turnplate in the locomotive engine house is completed, and the necessary rails fitting it for the reception of engines will he laid in a few days."
Etymology
From turn + plate.
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