plat : Idioms & Phrases
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armor plating
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noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
armour plate; plate armor; plate armour; armor plate.
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armor-plated
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adjective satellite covered with heavy steel
armour-clad; armour-plated; armor-plated; armor-clad.
- armor-plated vehicles
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Ar"mor-plat`ed adjective
Definitions
Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
Webster 1913
armour-plated
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adjective satellite covered with heavy steel
armour-clad; armour-plated; armor-plated; armor-clad.
- armor-plated vehicles
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bony-plated
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adjective satellite covered with bony plates
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Futtock plates
(Naut.) , plates of iron to which the dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are secured.
Webster 1913
metal plating
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noun a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
plating.
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Preventer bolts , ∨ Preventer plates
(Naut.) , fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging.
Webster 1913
Seed plat , ∨ Seed plot
- the ground on which seeds are sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.
Webster 1913
shell plating
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noun the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship
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steel-plated
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adjective satellite covered with heavy steel
armour-clad; armour-plated; armor-plated; armor-clad.
- armor-plated vehicles
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Straw plait , ∨ Straw plat
- a strip formed by plaiting straws, used for making hats, bonnets, etc.
Webster 1913
tin-plating
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noun the application of a protective layer of tin
tinning.
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wall-plat
Wall"-plat` noun
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(Zoöl.) The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls. Prov. Eng.