"throatplate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: throatplates [plural]
Etymology: throat + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|throat|plate}} throat + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} throatplate (plural throatplates)
  1. A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
    Sense id: en-throatplate-en-noun-izL1G4Rp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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