turnplate

Etymology

From turn + plate.

turnplate means A turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

A turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles).“In the Birmingham station the large turnplate in the locomotive engine house is completed, and the necessary rails fitting it for the reception of engines will he laid in a few days.”