Backplate
Building Trades. a wood or metal plate serving as a backing for a structural member.
Armor. a piece of plate armor for protecting the back: worn as part of a cuirass.
Historical Examples
That princes monogram, the Conde points out, is to be seen on the backplate gilded in relief.
Spanish Arms and Armour Albert F. Calvert
The backplate, which is only three millimetres thick, has been perforated by the bullet.
Spanish Arms and Armour Albert F. Calvert
Stel Felso Theu took the backplate of the control cabinet off, and the terrestrians looked at the control with interest.
Invaders from the Infinite John Wood Campbell
According to the Emperors inventory, the backplate, which does not exist, bore the image of St. Barbara.
Spanish Arms and Armour Albert F. Calvert
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a resistant pressure exerted by liquid or gas against the forward motion or flow of an exhaust or pipe system: Careful control of backpressure ensures an even supply of oil from the well.
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