"fishplate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fishplates [plural]
Etymology: From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|plate}} fish + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishplate (plural fishplates)
  1. (rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track. Synonyms: joint bar Translations (metal bar): eclissa [feminine] (Catalan), brida [feminine] (Catalan), éclisse [feminine] (French), Lasche [feminine] (German), pelat sambung (Indonesian), ganascia [feminine] (Italian), eclissa [feminine] (Portuguese), стыкова́я накла́дка (stykovája nakládka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fishplate-en-noun-fw7cp7fO Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb [English]

Forms: fishplates [present, singular, third-person], fishplating [participle, present], fishplated [participle, past], fishplated [past]
Etymology: From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|plate}} fish + plate Head templates: {{en-verb}} fishplate (third-person singular simple present fishplates, present participle fishplating, simple past and past participle fishplated)
  1. (transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fishplate-en-verb-mbJT7xAl Categories (other): Rail transportation, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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