Meanings
plural plate glasses · alternative plateglass
- uncountableusuallySheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.
About ten years ago, I even helped heave a concrete block through the plate glass window of a store
1986 December 7, Margaret Hunt, “Discord in the Happy Valley: Report of a Conference on Feminism, Sexuality and Power”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 81 more example
Two large windows are provided in the front of the cab with a roller type of route indicator between them; both windows and indicator are fitted with ¼-in.-thick toughened plate glass.
1955 June, “Two-Car Electric Units for Tyneside and Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 388
Synonyms & antonyms
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plate glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plate%20glass
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