Fishplate Definition

fĭshplāt
noun
A wood or metal piece used to fasten together two timbers, railroad rails, etc. that meet end to end.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fishplate

Noun

Singular:
fishplate
Plural:
fishplates

Origin of Fishplate

  • Probably from French fiche peg (from Old French microfiche) plate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • fish +‎ plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”).

    From Wiktionary

Fishplate Sentence Examples

  • By the way it is there due to a broken fishplate near the end of the platform.

  • The tunnel was entered 30 yards from the golden fishplate, and its interior was inspected with the aid of Neptune's lights.

  • We then came across a few fishplate bolts fitted with S&C nuts which are slightly bigger that the standard fishplate nut.

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