footplate: Meaning and Definition of

foot•plate

Pronunciation: (foot'plāt"), [key]
— n.
  1. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
  2. a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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