English Explanatory Dictionary

smokeplate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plate fitted to the underside of a footbridge deck to deflect the smoke from a steam locomotive passing underneath.

Word forms

smokeplate smokeplates

Etymology

From smoke + plate.

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