[fish-pleyt] 
| 1. | a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together. |
| 2. | Railroads Now Rare. a joint bar. |
| fish·plate (fĭsh'plāt') n. A metal or wooden plate bolted to the sides of two abutting rails or beams, used especially in the laying of railroad track. [Probably from French fiche, peg (from Old French; see microfiche) + plate.] |
