Home › Words › T › tubeplatetubeplatetubeplate · noun — A plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom tube + plate.nounA plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.e.g.“Such soot blowers often have movable jets so that the jet can be directed towards different parts of the tubeplate in turn.” — 1944 May and June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Locomotive Soot Blowers”, in Railway Magazine, page 194:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.throatplate 74% match — A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel. vs tubeplate →firetube 69% match — A tube conveying hot gas in a boiler. vs tubeplate →aquatubular 60% match — Of a boiler: having water-filled heated tubes. vs tubeplate →steampipe 60% match — A pipe of a boiler, through which steam passes. vs tubeplate →footplate 57% 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 tubeplate →boilerwork 57% match — Metalwork forming part of a boiler. vs tubeplate →firebar 56% match — Any of the metal bars that form the base of a boiler's furnace and support the fire. vs tubeplate →deckplate 55% match — A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck. vs tubeplate →