Word: fishplate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fish
plate
Definition: A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
Morphemes:
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fiche
Language: fr
Decoded: fiche
Meaning: peg, mark
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plata
Language: la
Decoded: plata
Meaning: silver