wall plate

noun

Also called raising plate. Building Trades. a horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the pressure from joists, rafters, etc.

Machinery. a vertical metal plate secured against a wall, as to attach a bracket.

Mining. one of the longer members of a set.Compare end plate.

switch plate.

Origin of wall plate

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby wall plate

wall painting, wallpaper, wall pass, wall pellitory, wall pepper, wall plate, wall plug, wallposter, wall rock, wall rocket, wall rue

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Example sentences from the Web for wall plate

Very heavy rains fell in 1876, and we were told he was compelled by floods to remain two days on the wall-plate of his building.
Reminiscences of Queensland|William Henry Corfield
The fine panelled roof covering the N. aisle should be observed, and the projecting figures on the wall-plate of the nave.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
These were of squared timber, as was the floor also, and the outer frame and wall-plate.
Margaret Tudor|Annie T. Colcock
The continuous fillet which crowns the epistyle, representative of the wall-plate of the original timbered Doric construction.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

The east side contains a wall-plate of early date, and more of the interesting early work.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury|H. J. L. J. Mass

British Dictionary definitions for wall plate

wall plate

noun

a horizontal timber member placed along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists, rafters, etc, and distribute the load

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

单词	wall plate
释义	wall plate noun Also called raising plate. Building Trades. a horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the pressure from joists, rafters, etc. Machinery. a vertical metal plate secured against a wall, as to attach a bracket. Mining. one of the longer members of a set.Compare end plate. switch plate. Origin of wall plate Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby wall plate wall painting, wallpaper, wall pass, wall pellitory, wall pepper, wall plate, wall plug, wallposter, wall rock, wall rocket, wall rue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wall plate Very heavy rains fell in 1876, and we were told he was compelled by floods to remain two days on the wall-plate of his building. Reminiscences of Queensland\|William Henry Corfield The fine panelled roof covering the N. aisle should be observed, and the projecting figures on the wall-plate of the nave. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade These were of squared timber, as was the floor also, and the outer frame and wall-plate. Margaret Tudor\|Annie T. Colcock The continuous fillet which crowns the epistyle, representative of the wall-plate of the original timbered Doric construction. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The east side contains a wall-plate of early date, and more of the interesting early work. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury\|H. J. L. J. Mass British Dictionary definitions for wall plate wall plate noun a horizontal timber member placed along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists, rafters, etc, and distribute the load 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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