noun
- Protective metal or plastic plates attached to the lower part of a door to prevent damage from kicks or scuffs.
Usage: Usually plural; commonly found on commercial or high-traffic doors
Examples
- The hospital installed kickplates on all the patient room doors to protect them from wheelchairs.
- Stainless steel kickplates are popular in restaurants because they're durable and easy to clean.
- The school added kickplates to the gymnasium doors after they were damaged by students.
- We replaced the worn kickplates on the front entrance with new aluminum ones.
- Kickplates help extend the life of doors in busy office buildings.