baseplate

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noun

A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.

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tie plate
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Meanings

nounbaseplate (plural baseplates)

plural baseplates

  1. A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
    1. broadlyhobbiesThe foundation of a skateboard that mounts directly to the underside of the deck using hardware.
  2. rail transportSynonym of tie plate.

    Baseplates are inserted between rail and sleeper to measure the dynamic loads which are being imposed; […].

    1964 July, “Prince Philip opens the new BR Research Laboratories at Derby”, in Modern Railways, page 24

    Synonyms: tie plate

verbbaseplate (third-person singular simple present baseplates, present participle baseplating, simple past and past participle baseplated)

present singular third person baseplates · participle present baseplating · participle past baseplated · past baseplated

  1. transitiveTo fit with a baseplate.
  2. UStransitivelogisticsTo provide (the vehicles within a fleet) with license plates registered as a batch in a particular state.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of tie plate.

Similar
tie plate
Also see
bedplatetie plate

Origin

From base + plate.

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Cite this entry
APA

baseplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseplate

MLA

“baseplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baseplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseplate.

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