Look up: wall-plate

1. wall plate
   [n] - plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
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2. Wall plate
   A horizontal timber along the top of a wall ready to take either roof timbers or floor joists.
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3. Wall Plate
   Horizontal timber at top of wall on which roof timbers, rafters or joists rest.
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4. Wall plate
   a timber laid along the top of a wall, rafter ends and studs and posts from below may be joined to it. See roof.
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5. Wall plate
   A beam, usually of timber, resting on a wallhead, on which the lower ends of the roof-trusses rest Related Words: Truss
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6. wall plate
   noun plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
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7. Wall Plate
   In architecture a wall plate is a piece of timber placed horizontally upon a wall used for supporting posts, joists, and the like.
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8. wall plate
   beam laid along the lateral wall tops to receive the feet of the rafters
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9. Wall plate
   A `wall plate`, a structural element in the light frame construction method known as platform framing, is a horizontally laid structural element at right angles to the load-bearing part of the vertical load (weight) of a building. It serves as a very localized lintel ("header" in North Ame...
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10. Wall-plate
    Horizontal roof-timber on wall-top.
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