treadplate

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noun

Metal flooring, often made from aluminium or similar alloy, having a pattern of squares of crisscross lines that serve as decoration and reduce slipping.

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Meanings

nountreadplate (plural treadplates)

plural treadplates · alternative tread plate

  1. Metal flooring, often made from aluminium or similar alloy, having a pattern of squares of crisscross lines that serve as decoration and reduce slipping.

    Aluminium treadplate is used for the corridor, kitchen, and pantry floor, with aluminium covings.

    1960 March 28, “Restaurant Cars for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 166

Origin

From tread + plate.

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

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

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

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