Home › Words › D › deckplatedeckplatedeckplate means A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.EtymologyFrom deck + plate.nounA watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.A plate forming a deck in non-nautical applications.e.g.“The fuel for the engines and boiler is carried in four tanks of equal capacity below the deckplate between the inner axles of the bogies, in spaces formed by the plates of the underframe.” — 1958 September 7, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 648:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.decktop 63% match — The top of a deck (on a ship etc.). vs deckplate →chainplate 62% match — A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached. vs deckplate →decking 62% match — The material from which a deck is made. vs deckplate →deck 60% match — Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. vs deckplate →subdeck 59% match — The undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship). vs deckplate →decklike 59% match — Resembling or characteristic of a deck. vs deckplate →deckward 58% match — Toward the deck of a ship. vs deckplate →deckhead 58% match — The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling). vs deckplate →