Throatplate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Throatplate is a noun meaning A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
Meaning
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The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of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.
Word Forms
- throatplates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include footplate, floorplate, roofplate, roof-plate, baseplate, soleplate.
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