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footplate

[ foot-pleyt ]

noun

  1. Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
  2. a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.


footplate

/ ˈfʊtˌpleɪt /

noun

    1. a platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the crew stand to operate the controls
    2. ( 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of footplate1

First recorded in 1840–50; foot + plate 1
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Example Sentences

He could not help thinking how excellent a thing it would be to come home after a grimy run on the footplate.

When he slid back to the footplate his legs were wet to the mid shin.

But again the corner of the footplate jammed with the corner of the truck, and again we came to a jarring halt.

He caught at the rail, mounted the footplate, and swung himself into the cab.

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