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deckplate

noun

Etymology

From deck + plate.

  1. derived from πλατύς
  2. derived from *plattus✻
  3. derived from plata
  4. derived from plate
  5. inherited from plate
  6. formed as deckplate — “deck + plate”

Definitions

  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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA