fishplate
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Is fishplate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.Examples: "The train, minus the three abandoned trucks, again proceeded at a slow pace, with a pump trolley doing pilot ahead ; this was very necessary as a great many sleepers were found to have been burnt underneath the fishplates."Synonyms: joint bar
verb (English)
1. (transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.Examples: "One section of the line will consist of 60 ft. lengths of rail welded together on site to form fully continuous rails; another will be of 300 ft. lengths, flash butt-welded in Dinsdale Rail Welding Depot and fishplated together on site; [...]."transitive
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