baseplates
Bottom support pieces
Baseplates are flat, rigid foundations that support or anchor structures above them.
In construction, a steel baseplate distributes a column's load onto concrete.
LEGO baseplates are the flat boards that building blocks snap onto: The kids built their city on a green baseplate.
The term appears wherever something needs a stable mounting surface.
Temporary exterior work platform
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- beamStructural support member
- columnVertical structural element
frame · footing · concrete · anchorage · joist · rafter · stanchion · substructure
Rocket departure platform
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- liftoffMoment of ascent
thrust · propulsion · pad · booster · hold-down · umbilical · gantry · clamping
Making flat or equal
- shimmingAdding thin spacers
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- secureProtected from harm
- anti-slipDesigned to prevent sliding
adjustable · bearing · support · alignment · grounding · weight distribution · rigid · fixed
Trademarked toy brick name
- bricksFired clay building units
- studsStructural wall timbers
- building blocksBasic units for construction
- snapSudden sharp sound
interlocking · modular · terrain · cityscape · diorama · tiles · minifigures · sets
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
column · frame · footing · concrete · anchorage · joist · rafter · stanchion · substructure · underpinning
launchpad
Rocket departure platform
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- ignitionStarting combustion process
liftoff · thrust · propulsion · pad · booster · hold-down · umbilical · gantry · clamping · release mechanism
leveling
Making flat or equal
anti-slip · adjustable · bearing · support · alignment · grounding · weight distribution · rigid · fixed
LEGO
Trademarked toy brick name
- bricksFired clay building units
- studsStructural wall timbers
- building blocksBasic units for construction
snap · interlocking · modular · terrain · cityscape · diorama · tiles · minifigures · sets
milling
Processing grain mechanically
clamping · vise · T-slot · tooling · alignment · precision · flatness · parallelism · datum · machinist
- Legobricks, brick, blocks, sets, minifigures
- building toysbuilding blocks, wooden blocks, Lego, blocks, building sets
- duplobricks, figures, trains, animals, vehicles
- railway tracksrails, steel rails, track bed, rail bed, railbed