wall plate

wall plate
1. Also called raising plate. Building Trades. a horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the pressure from joists, rafters, etc.
2. Mach. a vertical metal plate secured against a wall, as to attach a bracket.
3. Mining. one of the longer members of a set. Cf. end plate.
4. See switch plate.
[1350-1400; ME]

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