"plate glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plate glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} plate glass (usually uncountable, plural plate glasses)
  1. Sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc. Wikipedia link: plate glass Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Glass Synonyms: plateglass Derived forms: plate-glass university
    Sense id: en-plate_glass-en-noun-OKTSdpM~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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