HyperDic: wall_plate

English > 1 sense of the expression *wall plate*:
NOUN	artifact	wall plate	plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load

English > *wall plate*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load.
Broader	plate	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage