Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throatplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: throat-plate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.

Example Sentences

"The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of Merioneth."

Etymology

From throat + plate.

Inflected Forms

throatplates (plural)

Questions

What does throatplate mean?: A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
Where does throatplate come from?: From throat + plate.

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