footplate

/foot-pleyt/US // ˈfʊtˌpleɪt //UK // (ˈfʊtˌpleɪt) //

脚板,底板,脚踏板,脚踏板

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- : a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine.

He could not help thinking how excellent a thing it would be to come home after a grimy run on the footplate.
When he slid back to the footplate his legs were wet to the mid shin.
But again the corner of the footplate jammed with the corner of the truck, and again we came to a jarring halt.
He caught at the rail, mounted the footplate, and swung himself into the cab.