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noun
A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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verb
To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plate
History
From fish + plate. See fish (“curved wooden bar used to strengthen a ship's mast”).
Across languages
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