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Meaning of fall plate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A metal plate resting on the cab floor of a steam locomotive, between engine and tender.

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Examples

“Unlike the earlier standard designs, in which the whole of the footplate was on the engine, fall plates are re-introduced and these are hinged from the front of the tender to rest on the rearward extension of the cab floor.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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