fishplate
Meanings
noun
- A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
verb
- To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.
Word forms
Etymology
From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”).
Synonyms
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