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has gloss	(noun) plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load wall plate
has gloss	eng: A wall plate, a structural element in the light frame construction method known as platform framing, is a horizontally laid structural element at right angles to the load bearing part of the vertical load (weight) of a building. It serves as a very localized lintel ("header" in North America) structurally but its primary purpose is to expedite construction by allowing walls to be built laying down to set the interval between parallel wall studs then tipped up into position. The studs and plates are oriented at right angles to one another.
lexicalization	eng: wall plate
subclass of	(noun) structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage plate

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German
lexicalization	deu: Wandplatte

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similar	e/Wall plate