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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOOTPLATE

FOOTPLATE Foot "plate `, n. (Locomotives )

 

Defn: See Footboard (a ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

footplate

foot plate |ˈfo͝otˌplāt ˈfʊtˌpleɪt | ▶noun chiefly Brit. the platform for the crew in the cab of a locomotive. • [ as modifier ] denoting railroad staff responsible for operating trains, as opposed to other employees.

 

Oxford Dictionary

footplate

foot |plate |ˈfʊtpleɪt | ▶noun chiefly Brit. the platform for the crew in the cab of a locomotive. • [ as modifier ] denoting railway staff responsible for operating trains, as opposed to other employees.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

footplate

f ó ot pl à te 名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠(機関士が立つ )踏み板 .