Plural of bedplate; multiple metal plates that serve as bases for machinery or engines.
Plural form of 'bedplate' (compound of 'bed' plus 'plate'). Describes multiple foundational metal components.
In shipyards and locomotive factories, workers could tell you instantly how many bedplates a vessel had—it was like knowing the skeleton of a giant machine.
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