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Meaning of throatplate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.

Examples

“The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of Merioneth.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Throats throatstrap throatwort Throaty Throb Throbbed