footplate

[ foot-pleyt ]

/ ˈfʊtˌpleɪt /

noun

Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.

a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.

Origin of footplate

First recorded in 1840–50; foot + plate¹

Words nearby footplate

footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pound-second, foot-pound-second system, foot presentation

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Example sentences from the Web for footplate

But again the corner of the footplate jammed with the corner of the truck, and again we came to a jarring halt.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria|Winston Spencer Churchill
When he slid back to the footplate his legs were wet to the mid shin.
The Grafters|Francis Lynde
He could not help thinking how excellent a thing it would be to come home after a grimy run on the footplate.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
He caught at the rail, mounted the footplate, and swung himself into the cab.
Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout|Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for footplate

footplate

/ (ˈfʊtˌpleɪt) /

noun

mainly British

a platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the crew stand to operate the controls
(as modifier)a footplate man

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for footplate

footplate

[ fut′plāt′ ]

n.

base of stapes

pedicel

单词	footplate
释义	footplate [ foot-pleyt ] / ˈfʊtˌpleɪt / noun Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill. a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine. Origin of footplate First recorded in 1840–50; foot + plate¹ Words nearby footplate footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pound-second, foot-pound-second system, foot presentation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footplate But again the corner of the footplate jammed with the corner of the truck, and again we came to a jarring halt. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria\|Winston Spencer Churchill When he slid back to the footplate his legs were wet to the mid shin. The Grafters\|Francis Lynde He could not help thinking how excellent a thing it would be to come home after a grimy run on the footplate. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett He caught at the rail, mounted the footplate, and swung himself into the cab. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout\|Robert Leighton British Dictionary definitions for footplate footplate / (ˈfʊtˌpleɪt) / noun mainly British a platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the crew stand to operate the controls (as modifier)a footplate man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for footplate footplate [ fut′plāt′ ] n. base of stapes pedicel The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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