1. Protective metal or plastic plates attached to the lower part of a door to prevent damage from kicks or scuffs.
Usage: Usually plural; commonly found on commercial or high-traffic doors

Examples

• The hospital installed kickplates on all the patient room doors to protect them from wheelchairs.
• Stainless steel kickplates are popular in restaurants because they're durable and easy to clean.
• The school added kickplates to the gymnasium doors after they were damaged by students.
• We replaced the worn kickplates on the front entrance with new aluminum ones.
• Kickplates help extend the life of doors in busy office buildings.