steel plate
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3.0
- noun
- /stiːl pleɪt/
:
placa de acero
- The contractor used a steel plate to reinforce the foundation of the building.
- a stainless steel plate
Examples
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The vault has a time lock, pressure mounts, steel plates.
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A six-by-eight-foot sheet of steel plate moves slowly under six inches of sand.
Fiction book (1991) -
MAN: Hey, Tom, get those steel plates in here!
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Three-quarter inch steel plate, front and sides.
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Richard Serra provides a large square steel plate on a stairway.
Academic text (1996) -
The steel plate was passed through the rods and bonded to the concrete surface.
Academic text (2018) -
Stainless steel plate products are used in vacuum equipment such as chambers, flanges, and systems.
Academic text (1997) -
Some fishermen have replaced the pipe with a flat steel plate but have retained the beveled leading edge.
Academic text (1995) -
Holes were then driven in the steel plates at the same location as the threaded rods in the beam.
Academic text (2018) -
There's a steel plate over the ignition and I can't get to the wires.
Synonyms
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3.4
A flat thin piece of material like metal or bone
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3.4
Thin, flat pieces of metal used to make or cover things
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Morphology
The meaning 'a flat, typically rectangular piece of steel' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'steel' (a strong alloy of iron) with 'plate' (a flat sheet or panel). This straightforward noun–noun compounding follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Steel plate is a simple compound name that gives a clear image: a flat plate made of strong steel, like a heavy metal dish. That's why it means 'a flat piece of steel used to cover, protect, or make things stronger'.