wall plate

1. Cripple
2. Window header
3. Top plate / Upper wall plate
4. Window sill
5. Stud
6. Sill plate / Sole plate / Bottom plate

Meaning

Noun

A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter or joist.
A plate mounted to a wall as a housing.

Origin

wall + plate

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