"wrist plate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wrist plates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrist plate (plural wrist plates)
  1. A swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
    Sense id: en-wrist_plate-en-noun-lRlCBakz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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