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First Known Use of plateglass
1968
plate glass
Definition of plate glass
: rolled, ground, and polished sheet glass
Recent Examples of plate glass from the Web
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The motorcycle struck the concrete sidewalk curb, the worker was thrown off the motorcycle and propelled through a plate glass window of a building.
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Even from the sidewalk, through the plate glass and deep inside Jenkins Johnson Gallery (464 Sutter St., S.F. www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com), a pair of brightly colorful images may catch your eye.
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Fire Marshal Raymond Roberts was blown through the store’s plate glass window and came to rest on the curb, 20 feet away.
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The entrance bay is adorn with plate glass panels and grillwork.
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In one episode during the dead of winter, Good tried to walk through a plate glass door several times wearing only a turtleneck and underpants.
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Newly released surveillance footage from the inside of a Pollo Tropical in Davie shows the moment a car smashed through a plate glass window into the restaurant, killing a woman who happened to be sitting in a booth by that window.
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Standing in front of the plate glass may very well be the safest place to be in a commercial building during a hurricane.
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First Known Use of plate glass
1728
PLATEGLASS Defined for English Language Learners
plate glass
Definition of plate glass for English Language Learners
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: large sheets of very clear and thick glass
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