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cover plate
noun
Definition of cover plate
1 : a cover, hood, or head used to close in or cover over the end or top of a receptacle, chamber, or section of a structure
2 : a plate riveted to the flange of a steel beam, girder, or column to increase its strength —called also flange plate
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