Word: throatplates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: throat
plates
Definition: Plural of throatplate. A plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
Morphemes:
Affix: throat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Station throat; the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plate armour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: broad, flat, wide
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.