BACKPLATE


Meaning of BACKPLATE in English

/bak"playt'/ , n.

1. Building Trades. a wood or metal plate serving as a backing for a structural member.

2. Armor. a piece of plate armor for protecting the back: worn as part of a cuirass.

[ 1650-60; BACK 1 + PLATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .