soleplate

Meaning

1. The flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry).
2. A sole (timber).
3. The base timber in the framing for a wall, to which the studs or posts are attached and on which they rest.
4. The back wall of a bucket on a water wheel (which is omitted in certain designs).
5. Any baseplate on which machinery rests, especially one to which things are bolted.
6. A flat surface on which the sole of the foot rests.

Synonyms

bottom plate

base plate

bay

bed plate

ledger

📒

mat

pallet

panel

seating

shoe

👞

sole

solepiece

subplate

underplate

tieplate

support plate

base surface

floor slab

foundation plate

back plane

bottom board

floor plate

main base

negative matrix

bottom plating

sill plate

creeper tread

backing sheet

feeder floor

chassis base

housing shoe

backboard

plate sole

Translations

radier

Etymology

From sole + plate.