WALL PLATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wall plate" is a kind of...):

plate (structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage)

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