footplating

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A form of footplate — The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive and supports the boiler and the driver's cab, particularly in the United Kingdom.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of footplate

    Side footplating is carried by brackets fixed to the smokebox and boiler.

    1951 June, “British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 400
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APA

footplating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footplating

MLA

“footplating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footplating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footplating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footplating.

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