Meanings
noundeckplate (plural deckplates)
plural deckplates
- nauticalA watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.
- A plate forming a deck in non-nautical applications.
The fuel for the engines and boiler is carried in four tanks of equal capacity below the deckplate between the inner axles of the bogies, in spaces formed by the plates of the underframe.
1958 September 28, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 648
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deckplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckplate
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“deckplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckplate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deckplate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckplate.
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