Home › Words › T › throatplatethroatplatethroatplate · noun — A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, throatplate ranks #36,584 of 43,295 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom throat + plate.nounA plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.e.g.“The loco had been withdrawn from service in 1996, when cracks had been found in the throatplates of its boiler, and its power bogies had been overhauled and placed under Earl of Merioneth.” — 2017, Peter Johnson, Festiniog Railway. Volume 2: From Slate Railway to Heritage Operation 1921 - 2014:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tubeplate 74% match — A plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes. vs throatplate →footplate 64% match — The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive and supports the boiler and the driver's cab, particularly in the United Kingdom. vs throatplate →turnplate 54% match — A turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles). vs throatplate →plateway 54% match — An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails. vs throatplate →bodyplate 54% match — A protective plate that covers the torso. vs throatplate →backhead 53% match — The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted. vs throatplate →firehole 53% match — An opening fitted with a door, giving access to the firebox of a steam locomotive, through which coal can be shovelled and the fire tended. vs throatplate →fishplate 53% match — A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track. vs throatplate →