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neckplate.

A piece of armour worn around the throat or neck; a gorget.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A piece of armour worn around the throat or neck; a gorget.

  2. An armor panel on a helmet which protects the neck.

  3. A small, typically rectangular plate on the neck of a guitar (or bass, etc) through which screws are threaded to attach the neck to the body.

  4. A plate, used in tracheostomy, which prevents the tube from descending into the trachea.

Where this word comes from

From neck + plate.

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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.