footplate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
footplate
    n 1: the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the
         engineer stands to operate the controls
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Footplate \Foot"plate`\, n. (Locomotives)
   See {Footboard}
   (a) .
       [1913 Webster]
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