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fishplate.

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

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”).

verb
  1. To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.