noun
- metal plates used to join the ends of railway rails together
Usage: railway engineering; plural form of fishplate
Examples
- The railway workers replaced the worn fishplates on the track.
- Fishplates are bolted to both sides of the rail joint.
- Regular inspection of fishplates helps prevent rail breaks.
- The train derailed due to loose fishplates at the junction.
- Modern fishplates are made of high-strength steel.
- Engineers checked all the fishplates before reopening the line.