| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bearing plate | Mining | A plate of the thickness and area required to distribute a given load, such as a plate under a beam flange resting on a wall. If the plate is 2in (5.1 cm) or more in thickness, it is called a slab. (references) | |
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