plateglass

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adjective

plate·glass ˈplāt-ˈglas

-ˌglas

often capitalized

: of, relating to, or being the British universities founded in the latter half of the 20th century compare oxbridge, redbrick sense 2

plate glass

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noun

: rolled, ground, and polished sheet glass

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Noun

Three sides of the home are paned from floor to ceiling with plate glass for incredible sightlines to nature. —

Miles Walls, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 For instance, a nearby family business that specializes in glazing and glass cutting won’t be able to function without regular deliveries of plate glass. —

Micheline Maynard, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024 The county had sugar beet plants, a new plate glass factory, and salt wells. —

Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024 According to the New York Times, which first reported Friday that the robot’s no longer in use, K5 is sitting in a storage room inside the Times Square subway station, visible through a plate glass window. —

Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plateglass