(nautical) a cover over a hawsehole, used to keep spray out of the chain locker and prevent deckhands from stepping into the hawsehole.

plural of buckler plate

An electrode, in the form of a metal plate buried in external soil, used to earth the electrical system of a building

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gold-plate

present participle of gold plate

plural of gold plate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gold plate

Alternative spelling of gold plate

A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, plate.

To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold. / (of projects) To incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.