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GROUND-PLATE

\ɡɹˈa͡ʊndplˈe͡ɪt], \ɡɹˈa‍ʊndplˈe‍ɪt], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d_p_l_ˈeɪ_t]\

Definitions of GROUND-PLATE

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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In architecture, the outermost pieces of timber lying on or near the ground, and framed into one another with mortices and tennons.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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