# pole plate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters, differing from the plate in that it is not resting on the wall.
2. Any of various plates used to secure an attachment to a pole.
3. A structure that forms at the pole of the spindle during the first meiotic or mitotic division in some animals.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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