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Fishplate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.

Equivalents

Françaiséclisse
DeutschLasche
Portuguêseclissa
7 more languages
العربيةماسكة القضبان
Catalàbrida
Suomisidekisko
Bahasa Indonesiapelat sambung
Italianoganascia
Polskiłubek
Русскийстыкова́я накла́дка

Examples

“The train⟳, minus the three abandoned trucks, again proceeded at a slow pace, with a pump trolley doing pilot ahead ; this was very necessary as a great many sleepers were found to have⟳ been burnt underneath the fishplates.”

CEFR level

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

Fishplates fishpole fishpond fishponds fishpool fishpot

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